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. 1972 Oct 6;239(5371):316-8.
doi: 10.1038/239316a0.

Error theory and ageing in human diploid fibroblasts

C M Lewis  1 , G M Tarrant
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Error theory and ageing in human diploid fibroblasts

C M Lewis et al. Nature. .

Abstract

Immunological and enzymatic assessments of lactate dehydrogenase in human lung fibroblasts strongly suggest that altered proteins accumulate in ageing cells. This supports but does not prove the error catastrophe theory of all death.

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