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- Title
The association between physical activity in leisure time and leukocyte telomere length.
- Authors
Cherkas, Lynn F; Hunkin, Janice L; Kato, Bernet S; Richards, J Brent; Gardner, Jeffrey P; Surdulescu, Gabriela L; Kimura, Masayuki; Lu, Xiaobin; Spector, Tim D; Aviv, Abraham
- Abstract
Physical inactivity is an important risk factor for many aging-related diseases. Leukocyte telomere dynamics (telomere length and age-dependent attrition rate) are ostensibly a biological indicator of human aging. We therefore tested the hypothesis that physical activity level in leisure time (over the past 12 months) is associated with leukocyte telomere length (LTL) in normal healthy volunteers.
- Publication
Archives of internal medicine, 2008, Vol 168, Issue 2, p154
- ISSN
0003-9926
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/archinternmed.2007.39