Telomere Length Inversely Correlates With Pulse Pressure and Is Highly Familial
- 1 August 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Hypertension
- Vol. 36 (2) , 195-200
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.hyp.36.2.195
Abstract
—There is evidence that telomeres, the ends of chromosomes, serve as clocks that pace cellular aging in vitro and in vivo. In industrialized nations, pulse pressure rises with age, and it m...Keywords
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