Age-related declines and disease-associated variation in immune cell telomere length in a wild mammal.

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Published in PLoS One on September 30, 2014

Authors

Christopher Beirne1, Richard Delahay2, Michelle Hares1, Andrew Young1

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Ecology and Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
2: National Wildlife Management Centre, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Woodchester Park, Nympsfield, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.

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