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. 2020 Feb 4;117(5):2250.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1921935117. Epub 2020 Jan 24.

Reply to Udroiu: Interesting mathematical analysis of telomere shortening rate and life span

Kurt Whittemore  1 , Maria A Blasco  2
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Reply to Udroiu: Interesting mathematical analysis of telomere shortening rate and life span

Kurt Whittemore et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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