Long term Tai Chi exercise reduced DNA damage and increased lymphocyte apoptosis and proliferation in older adults

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 319-324

  Goon, Jo Aan ^a   Aini, A H Noor ^a   Musalmah, M ^a   Anum, M Y Yasmin ^a   Wan Ngah, W Z ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chromosome; DNA; Lymphocyte; Tai Chi

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL REGENERATION; CELL RENEWAL; CELL VIABILITY; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; TAI CHI;

APOPTOSIS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; TAI JI;

EID: 59849084210     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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