| Title | Aging: from radiant youth to an abrupt end. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2002 |
| Authors | Rothman JH |
| Journal | Curr Biol |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pagination | R239-41 |
| Date Published | 2002 Apr 2 |
| ISSN | 0960-9822 |
| Keywords | Aging, Animals, Caenorhabditis elegans, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, Telomere, Telomere-Binding Proteins |
| Abstract | A gene that controls growth rate, radiation resistance and lifespan in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has been found to encode a homologue of a yeast telomere maintenance factor, raising the possibility that checkpoint control, telomere maintenance and aging may be linked in unanticipated ways. |
| Alternate Journal | Curr. Biol. |
| PubMed ID | 11937038 |