Telomeric attrition with increasing age in short- (Chihuahua dog) and long- (Asian elephant) life span animals

• Main Authors: Buddhachat K., Kriangwanich W., Kumoun S., Brown J., Chailangkarn S., Somgird C., Thitaram C., Prasitwattanaseree S., Nganvongpanit K.
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85018287116&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/41068
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2017, Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi. All rights reserved. Here, we explored the rate of telomere attrition with increasing age by real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) in a short- (Chihuahua dog) and long(Asian elephant) lived species. A total of 122 Asian elephants (female = 106, male = 16) ranging fro...