Markers for Cellular Senescence (IMAGE)

Buck Institute for Research on Aging

Markers for Cellular Senescence

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Brightfield microscopy images of senescent lung fibroblasts (left) and senescent renal epithelial cells (right). Blue staining of the cells is an indicator of senescence-associated beta-galactosidase activity, a marker present only on senescent cells.

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Nathan Basisty, PhD

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