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Name TERT
Type gene
Species Lobsters
Tissue muscle samples
Experiment Method qPCR
Up/Down Up
Pro/Anti Anti
Funtion Description We analyzed telomerase activity in a fundamentally different animal which grows indeterminately. Lobsters (Homarus americanus) grow throughout their life and the occurrence of senescence is slow. A modified TRAP assay was developed and the lobster telomer
Regulation Gene NA
Year 1998
Pubmed ID 9849895
Title Longevity of lobsters is linked to ubiquitous telomerase expression.
Drug NA
Disease NA
Environment Factors NA
Circulating NA
Variant NA
High-throughput NA