DOI

The cellular senescence definition comes to the fact of cells irreversible proliferation disability. Besides the cell cycle arrest, senescent cells go through some morphological, biochemical, and functional changes which are the signs of cellular senescence. The senescent cells (including replicative senescence and stress-induced premature senescence) of all the tissues look alike. They are metabolically active and possess the set of characteristics in vitro and in vivo, which are known as biomarkers of aging and cellular senescence. Among biomarkers of cellular senescence telomere shortening is a rather elegant frequently used biomarker. Validity of telomere shortening as a marker for cellular senescence is based on theoretical and experimental data.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3-11
Number of pages9
JournalAging
Volume8
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

    Research areas

  • Aging, Biomarkers, Cellular senescence, Replicative senescence, Telomere, Telomere theory

    Scopus subject areas

  • Ageing
  • Cell Biology

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