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Editorial
. 2009 Jun;89(6):1721-2.
doi: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.27807. Epub 2009 Apr 22.

Leukocyte telomere length: the telomere tale continues

Abraham Aviv
Editorial

Leukocyte telomere length: the telomere tale continues

Abraham Aviv. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Jun.
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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Telomere dynamics in leukocytes mirror telomere dynamics in hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). Shaded area denotes growth period. Rapid telomere shortening during growth is probably due to a high rate of HSC replications that drive the expansions of the HSC pool, the progenitor cell pool, and blood volume in tandem with somatic growth (6).
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Comment on

  • Multivitamin use and telomere length in women.
    Xu Q, Parks CG, DeRoo LA, Cawthon RM, Sandler DP, Chen H. Xu Q, et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Jun;89(6):1857-63. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26986. Epub 2009 Mar 11. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009. PMID: 19279081 Free PMC article.

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