Telomere/telomerase dynamics within the human immune system: Effect of chronic infection and stress

Aging of the immune system is a major factor responsible for the increased severity of infections, reduced responses to vaccines, and higher cancer incidence in the elderly. A major category of stressors that contribute to the alterations within the T lymphocyte compartment is the family of herpes v...

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Published in:	Experimental gerontology Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 135 - 140
Main Author:	Effros, Rita B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Inc 01.02.2011
Subjects:	Aging Aging - immunology Cell Proliferation Cytomegalovirus Human immunodeficiency virus 1 Humans Immune Immune System - metabolism Infection Replicative senescence Stress T lymphocyte T-Lymphocytes - physiology Telomerase Telomerase - metabolism Telomere Telomere - metabolism Virus Diseases - immunology Virus Latency Infection Immune Aging T lymphocyte Replicative senescence Telomere Telomerase Stress
ISSN:	0531-5565, 1873-6815, 1873-6815
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