Psychological and metabolic stress: A recipe for accelerated cellular aging?

Hormones

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-22

  Epel, Elissa S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Insulin; Obesity; Oxidative stress; Psychological stress; Telomerase; Telomere length

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; TELOMERASE;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ALLOSTASIS; ANXIETY; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CATABOLISM; CELL AGING; CELL STRESS; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; CHRONIC STRESS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENE INTERACTION; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INFLAMMATION; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLIC STRESS; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; TELOMERE; ANIMAL; FAT INTAKE; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADIPOSITY; ALLOSTASIS; ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANIMALS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CELL AGING; DIETARY FATS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE;

EID: 63049110712     PISSN: 11093099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1217     Document Type: Review

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