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Relationship between physical activity level, telomere length, and telomerase activity.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise - 1 Oct 2008
Ludlow Andrew T, Zimmerman Jo B, Witkowski Sarah, Hearn Joe W, Hatfield Bradley D, Roth Stephen M
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of exercise energy expenditure (EEE) with both telomere length and telomerase activity in addition to accounting for hTERT C-1327T promoter genotype. METHODS: Sixty-nine (n = 34 males; n = 35 females) participants 50-70 yr were assessed for weekly EEE level using the Yale Physical Activity Survey. Lifetime consistency of EEE was also determined....
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