Telomere elongation protects heart and lung tissue cells from fatal damage in rats exposed to severe hypoxia

Abstract Background The effects of acute hypoxia at high altitude on the telomere length of the cells in the heart and lung tissues remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the change in telomere length of rat heart and lung tissue cells in response to acute exposure to severe hypoxia and its...

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Main Authors: Yaping Wang, Zhen Zhao, Zhiyong Zhu, Pingying Li, Xiaolin Li, Xiaohong Xue, Jie Duo, Yingcai Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of Physiological Anthropology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40101-018-0165-y