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The longitudinal relationship between cortisol responses to mental stress and leukocyte telomere attrition
14 Dec 2016
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Context: Chronic psychological stress has been associated with shorter telomeres, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. One possibility is that the neuroendocrine responses to stress exposure are involved. Objective: To test the hypothesis that greater cortisol responsivity to acute stressors predicts more rapid telomere attrition. Design: We measured salivary cortisol responses to 2 challenging...
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