Hayflick limit

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Hayflick phenomenon
gptkbp:appliesTo normal somatic cells
gptkbp:causedBy telomere shortening
gptkbp:compatibleWith stem cells
cancer cells
gptkbp:describes the number of times a normal human cell population will divide before cell division stops
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Leonard_Hayflick
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1961
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hayflick limit
gptkbp:influenced cancer biology
research on aging
gptkbp:opposedBy earlier belief that cells are immortal in culture
gptkbp:publishedIn Experimental Cell Research
gptkbp:relatedTo apoptosis
aging
cellular senescence
telomeres
immortalization
gptkbp:significance limits the replicative potential of cells
gptkbp:typicalValue 40 to 60 cell divisions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:telomere_theory_of_aging
gptkb:telomere_theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7