Dietary Copper Intake and Its Association With Telomere Length: A Population Based Study

Background: Telomere is regarded as the fundamental aspect of cellular aging and copper is recognized as one of the most essential trace elements. The role of dietary copper intake in telomere length maintenance is seldom examined. This study aims to investigate if telomere length is to be associate...

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Main Authors: Zhu Lin, Hongmei Gao, Bing Wang, Yongqiang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00404/full