Telomerase activity and cellular aging might be positively modified by a yoga-based lifestyle intervention

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 370-372

  Kumar, Shiv Basant ^a   Yadav, Rashmi ^a   Yadav, Raj Kumar ^a   Tolahunase, Madhuri ^a   Dada, Rima ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

8 HYDROXYDEOXYGUANOSINE; BETA ENDORPHIN; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TELOMERASE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASANAS; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CASE REPORT; CELL AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASS I OBESITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; ENERGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INFLAMMATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MEDITATION; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRANAYAMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; STRESS MANAGEMENT; VEGETARIAN DIET; WEIGHT REDUCTION; YOGA; YOGA BASED LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION; BLOOD; INDIA; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; CELL AGING; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; OBESITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TELOMERASE; YOGA;

EID: 84930579705     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2014.0298     Document Type: Article

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