Telomere Length and Long-Term Endurance Exercise: Does Exercise Training Affect Biological Age? A Pilot Study

• Ida Beate Ø. Østhus,

  Affiliation K. G. Jebsen Center of Exercise in Medicine at Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

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• Antonella Sgura,

  Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Rome “Roma Tre”, Rome, Italy

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• Francesco Berardinelli,

  Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Rome “Roma Tre”, Rome, Italy

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• Ingvild Vatten Alsnes,

  Affiliation K. G. Jebsen Center of Exercise in Medicine at Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

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• Eivind Brønstad,

  Affiliations K. G. Jebsen Center of Exercise in Medicine at Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, Department of Public Health and General Practice, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, Centre for Sports and Physical Activity Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

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• Tommy Rehn,

  Affiliations K. G. Jebsen Center of Exercise in Medicine at Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, Centre for Sports and Physical Activity Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

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• Per Kristian Støbakk,

  Affiliation K. G. Jebsen Center of Exercise in Medicine at Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

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• Håvard Hatle,

  Affiliation K. G. Jebsen Center of Exercise in Medicine at Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

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• Ulrik Wisløff,

  Affiliation K. G. Jebsen Center of Exercise in Medicine at Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

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• Javaid Nauman

  * E-mail: javaid.nauman@ntnu.no

  Affiliation K. G. Jebsen Center of Exercise in Medicine at Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

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