Insights into the Role of Telomeres in Human Embryological Parameters. Opinions Regarding IVF

Telomeres promote genome integrity by protecting chromosome ends from the activation of the DNA damage response and protecting chromosomes from the loss of coding sequences due to the end replication problem. Telomere length (TL) is progressively shortened as age progresses, thus resulting in cellul...

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Main Authors: George Anifandis, Maria Samara, Mara Simopoulou, Christina I. Messini, Katerina Chatzimeletiou, Eleni Thodou, Alexandros Daponte, Ioannis Georgiou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Journal of Developmental Biology
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2221-3759/9/4/49