Longitudinal versus cross-sectional evaluations of leukocyte telomere length dynamics: Age-dependent telomere shortening is the rule

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 66 A, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 312-319

  Chen, W ^a   Kimura, M ^b   Kim, S ^c   Cao, X ^b   Srinivasan, S R ^a   Berenson, G S ^a   Kark, J D ^d   Aviv, A ^b  

^a Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health   (United States)

^b University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Medical School   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

African Americans; Aging; Body mass index; Cross sectional; Leukocyte telomere length; Longitudinal; Sex; Whites

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; TELOMERE;

ADULT; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TELOMERE;

EID: 79955111365     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glq223     Document Type: Article

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