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Reproduction predicts shorter telomeres and epigenetic age acceleration among young adult women

Evolutionary theory predicts that reproduction entails costs that detract from somatic maintenance, accelerating biological aging. Despite support from studies in human and non-human animals, mechanisms linking ‘costs of reproduction’ (CoR) to aging are poorly understood. Human pregnancy is characte...

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Autores principales: Ryan, Calen P., Hayes, M. Geoffrey, Lee, Nanette R., McDade, Thomas W., Jones, Meaghan J., Kobor, Michael S., Kuzawa, Christopher W., Eisenberg, Dan T. A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6056536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30038336
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29486-4