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

doi:10.1016/j.exger.2020.111212

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

Health and Human Sciences

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Original language	English
Article number	111212
Number of pages	11
Journal	Experimental Gerontology
Volume	146
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2020.111212
State	Published - Apr 2021

Keywords

Aging
Lifelong exercise
Mechanism
Older athletes
Telomere attrition

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Aguiar, S. S., Sousa, C. V., Santos, P. A., Barbosa, L. P., Maciel, L. A., Coelho-Junior, H. J., Motta-Santos, D., Rosa, T. S., Degens, H., & Simo, H. G. (2021). Master athletes have longer telomeres than age-matched non-athletes. A systematic review, meta-analysis and discussion of possible mechanisms. Experimental Gerontology, 146, Article 111212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2020.111212

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