Hayflick limit
Sign in to saveAlso known as Hayflick phenomenon, replicative senescence
number of times a normal human cell population will divide until cell division stops; (in culture) phenomenon, when fibroblasts can reach a maximum of 50 cell divisions before becoming senescent
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- cellular senescence
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- discoverer or inventor
- Leonard Hayflick
- has characteristic
- cell division
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