Master athletes have longer telomeres than age-matched non-athletes. A systematic review, meta-analysis and discussion of possible mechanisms

Samuel S. Aguiar, Caio V. Sousa, Patrick A. Santos, Lucas P. Barbosa, Larissa A. Maciel, Helio J. Coelho-Junior, Daisy Motta-Santos, Thiago S. Rosa, Hans Degens, Herbert G. Simo

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Original languageEnglish
Article number111212
Number of pages11
JournalExperimental Gerontology
Volume146
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2021

Keywords

  • Aging
  • Lifelong exercise
  • Mechanism
  • Older athletes
  • Telomere attrition

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