Blood cell telomere lengths and shortening rates of chimpanzee and human females

Objectives Slower rates of aging distinguish humans from our nearest living cousins. Chimpanzees rarely survive their forties while large fractions of women are postmenopausal even in high‐mortality hunter–gatherer populations. Cellular and molecular mechanisms for these somatic aging differences re...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of human biology 2014-07, Vol.26 (4), p.452-460
Hauptverfasser:	Tackney, Justin, Cawthon, Richard M., Coxworth, James E., Hawkes, Kristen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Animals Child Cohort Studies Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Leukocytes - cytology Middle Aged Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Pan troglodytes - genetics Telomere - genetics Telomere Shortening Young Adult
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