Early-life adversity accelerates cellular ageing and affects adult inflammation: Experimental evidence from the European starling

Scientific Reports

Volumn 7, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Nettle, Daniel ^a   Andrews, Clare ^a   Reichert, Sophie ^b,c   Bedford, Tom ^a   Kolenda, Claire ^a   Parker, Craig ^a   Martin Ruiz, Carmen ^a   Monaghan, Pat ^b   Bateson, Melissa ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AGE; ANIMAL; CELL AGING; GENETICS; INFLAMMATION; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; STARLING; TELOMERE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BIOMARKERS; CELLULAR SENESCENCE; INFLAMMATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; STARLINGS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TELOMERE;

EID: 85009853919     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep40794     Document Type: Article

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