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    Gerontology. 2009;55(1):114-7. Epub 2008 Nov 13.

    Open-ended question: is immortality exclusively inherent to the germline?--A mini-review.

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    Institute for Biomedical Aging Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Innsbruck, Austria. guenter.lepperdinger@oeaw.ac.at

    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.

    (c) 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel.

    PMID:
    19005242
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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