The longitudinal relationship between cortisol responses to mental stress and leukocyte telomere attrition

Context: Chronic psychological stress has been associated with shorter telomeres in some studies, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. One possibility is that the neuroendocrine responses associated with stress exposure are involved. Objective: To testing the hypothesis that greater...

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Main Authors: Andrew Steptoe, Mark Hamer, Jue Lin, Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Jorge D. Erusalimsky
Format: Default Article
Published: 2017
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Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
Aging
Stress
Cortisol
Telomere length
Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/23421
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