Ahola, K;
Sirén, I;
Kivimäki, M;
Ripatti, S;
Aromaa, A;
Lönnqvist, J;
Hovatta, I;
(2012)
Work-related exhaustion and telomere length: a population-based study.
PLoS One
, 7
(7)
, Article e40186. 10.1371/journal.pone.0040186.
![[thumbnail of journal.pone.0040186.pdf]](https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png) Preview |
PDF
journal.pone.0040186.pdf Download (1MB) |
Abstract
Psychological stress is suggested to accelerate the rate of biological aging. We investigated whether work-related exhaustion, an indicator of prolonged work stress, is associated with accelerated biological aging, as indicated by shorter leukocyte telomeres, that is, the DNA-protein complexes that cap chromosomal ends in cells.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Work-related exhaustion and telomere length: a population-based study. |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0040186 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040186 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2012 Ahola et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. PMCID: PMC3394788 |
| Keywords: | Adult, Aging, Fatigue, Female, Finland, Humans, Leukocytes, Male, Middle Aged, Stress, Psychological, Telomere Homeostasis, Work |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1387366 |
Archive Staff Only
 |
View Item |
