Open AccessThe longitudinal relationship between cortisol responses to mental stress and leukocyte telomere attrition
Author(s) -
Andrew Steptoe,
Mark Hamer,
Jue Lin,
Elizabeth H. Blackburn,
Jorge D. Erusalimsky
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2016-3035
Subject(s) - telomere , medicine , stressor , psychology , cellular aging , hydrocortisone , chronic stress , endocrinology , physiology , clinical psychology , biology , genetics , dna
Chronic psychological stress has been associated with shorter telomeres, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. One possibility is that the neuroendocrine responses to stress exposure are involved.
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