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Shortened telomere length in white matter oligodendrocytes in major depression: potential role of oxidative stress
26 Jun 2014
Abstract excerpt
Telomere shortening is observed in peripheral mononuclear cells from patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). Whether this finding and its biological causes impact the health of the brain in MDD is unknown. Brain cells have differing vulnerabilities to biological mechanisms known to play a role in accelerating telomere shortening. Here, two glia cell populations (oligodendrocytes and astrocytes) known to...
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