Hayflick, his limit, and cellular ageing

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Shay, JW [1 ]
Wright, WE [1 ]
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[1] Univ Texas, SW Med Ctr, Dept Cell Biol, Dallas, TX 75390 USA
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10.1038/35036093
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Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
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Almost 40 years ago, Leonard Hayflick discovered that cultured normal human cells have limited capacity to divide, after which they become senescent - a phenomenon now known as the 'Hayflick limit'. Hayflick's findings were strongly challenged at the time, and continue to be questioned in a few circles, but his achievements have enabled others to make considerable progress towards understanding and manipulating the molecular mechanisms of ageing.
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