Experimental Hematology
Volume 30, Issue 10 , Pages 1147-1152 , October 2002

Longitudinal studies of telomere length in feline blood cells: Implications for hematopoietic stem cell turnover in vivo

  • Tim H Brümmendorf

      Affiliations

    • Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center II, Tübingen, Germany
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  • Jennifer Mak

      Affiliations

    • Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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  • Kathleen M Sabo

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., USA
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  • Gabriela M Baerlocher

      Affiliations

    • Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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  • Klaus Dietz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biometry, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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  • Janis L Abkowitz

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., USA
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  • Peter M Lansdorp

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationOffprint requests to: Peter M. Lansdorp, M.D., Ph.D., Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Agency, 601 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1L3, Canada
    • Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • Department of Medicine, University of BC, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Received 10 April 2002 ,Revised 21 May 2002 ,Accepted 28 May 2002.

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Experimental Hematology
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