Telomere length increase after weight loss induced by bariatric surgery: Results from a 10 year prospective study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 773-778

  Laimer, M ^a,b   Melmer, A ^a   Lamina, C ^a   Raschenberger, J ^a   Adamovski, P ^a   Engl, J ^a   Ress, C ^a   Tschoner, A ^a   Gelsinger, C ^a   Mair, L ^a   Kiechl, S ^a   Willeit, J ^a   Willeit, P ^c   Stettler, C ^b   Tilg, H ^a   Kronenberg, F ^c   Ebenbichler, C ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELOMERE HOMEOSTASIS; TELOMERE SHORTENING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; AGED; AUSTRIA; BODY WEIGHT LOSS; COMORBIDITY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MORBID OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TELOMERE; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRIA; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TELOMERE; TELOMERE SHORTENING; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84966378246     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2015.238     Document Type: Article

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