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No evidence for parental age effects on offspring leukocyte telomere length in free-living Soay sheep

In humans, the effect of paternal age at conception (PAC) on offspring leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is well established, with older fathers thought to pass on longer telomeres to their offspring in their sperm. Few studies have looked for PAC effects in other species, but it has been hypothesised...

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Autores principales: Froy, H., Bird, E. J., Wilbourn, R. V., Fairlie, J., Underwood, S. L., Salvo-Chirnside, E., Pilkington, J. G., Bérénos, C., Pemberton, J. M., Nussey, D. H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5577307/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28855677
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-09861-3