Cancer Letters
Volume 194, Issue 2 , Pages 183-188 , 15 May 2003

Telomeres in cancer and aging: lessons from the mouse

Received 5 August 2002 ,Revised 15 October 2002 ,Accepted 16 October 2002.

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Cancer Letters
Volume 194, Issue 2 , Pages 183-188 , 15 May 2003

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