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Open-Ended Question: Is Immortality Exclusively Inherent to the Germline? – A Mini-ReviewLepperdinger G.Institute for Biomedical Aging Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Innsbruck, Austria
Günter Lepperdinger Institute for Biomedical Aging Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences Rennweg 10, AT–6020 Innsbruck (Austria) Tel. +43 512 5839 1940, Fax +43 512 5839 198 E-Mail guenter.lepperdinger@oeaw.ac.at |
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Gerontology 2009;55:114–117
Abstract
All somatic cells are subject to aging. Germline links generations, and thus, pluripotent germ cells are considered potentially immortal. The current understanding how the germline escapes this otherwise inevitable phenomenon is outlined in this article.
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Received: September 25, 2008
Accepted: October 07, 2008
Published online: November 13, 2008
Issue release date: January 2009
Number of Print Pages: 4
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ISSN: 0304-324X (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0003 (Online)
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