Relationship between physical activity level, telomere length, and telomerase activity.

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Published in Med Sci Sports Exerc on October 01, 2008

Authors

Andrew T Ludlow1, Jo B Zimmerman, Sarah Witkowski, Joe W Hearn, Bradley D Hatfield, Stephen M Roth

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-2611, USA.

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