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What does parabiosis do?
What does parabiosis do?
- Disrupts blood/stem cell function in young specimen
- Rejuvenate blood/stem cell function in aged specimen (correct)
- Circulates life-altering immunological cells around specimen
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What is the example of hormones modulating ageing?
What is the example of hormones modulating ageing?
- Mice over expressing GH age faster (correct)
- Mice under expressing GH age faster
- Mice with no expression of GH die
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What are short telomeres recognised as?
What are short telomeres recognised as?
- Immunological damage
- DNA damage (correct)
- Protein damage
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What is the stage where irreversible cell cycle arrest occurs?
What is the stage where irreversible cell cycle arrest occurs?
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Why do telomeres become short?
Why do telomeres become short?
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What is the telomere repetitive DNA sequence?
What is the telomere repetitive DNA sequence?
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Mice with short telomeres have a
Mice with short telomeres have a
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Telomere shortening is an example of what theory of ageing?
Telomere shortening is an example of what theory of ageing?
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