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Stress reactivity elicits a tissue-specific reduction in telomere length in aging zebrafish (Danio rerio)
11 Jan 2021
Abstract excerpt
Individual differences in personality are associated with variation in healthy aging. Health behaviours are often cited as the likely explanation for this association; however, an underlying biological mechanism may also exist. Accelerated leukocyte telomere shortening is implicated in multiple age-related diseases and is associated with chronic activation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis,...
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