Sex Differences in Telomere Length Are Not Mediated by Sex Steroid Hormones or Body Size in Early Adolescence
Telomere length is a biomarker of cell aging that is hypothesized to contribute to women’s greater longevity. Although most previous studies have found no sex difference in telomere length at birth, it is well established that females have longer average telomere length than males during adulthood....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Gender and the Genome |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2470289718795177 |