| Title |
Skeletal muscle telomere length in healthy, experienced, endurance runners
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|---|---|
| Published in |
European Journal of Applied Physiology, January 2010
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00421-010-1353-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Dale E. Rae, Alban Vignaud, Gillian S. Butler-Browne, Lars-Eric Thornell, Colin Sinclair-Smith, E. Wayne Derman, Mike I. Lambert, Malcolm Collins |
| Abstract |
Measuring the DNA telomere length of skeletal muscle in experienced endurance runners may contribute to our understanding of the effects of chronic exposure to endurance exercise on skeletal muscle. This study compared the minimum terminal restriction fragment (TRF) length in the vastus lateralis muscle of 18 experienced endurance runners (mean age: 42 +/- 7 years) to those of 19 sedentary individuals (mean age: 39 +/- 10 years). The runners had covered almost 50,000 km in training and racing over 15 years. Minimum TRF lengths measured in the muscle of both groups were similar (P = 0.805) and within the normal range. Minimum TRF length in the runners, however, was inversely related to their years spent running (r = -0.63, P = 0.007) and hours spent training (r = -0.52, P = 0.035). Therefore, since exposure to endurance running may influence minimum TRF length, and by implication, the proliferative potential of the satellite cells, chronic endurance running may be seen as a stressor to skeletal muscle. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 75 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Norway | 1 | 1% |
| Denmark | 1 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 68 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 14 | 19% |
| Researcher | 11 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 12% |
| Professor | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 8% |
| Other | 15 | 20% |
| Unknown | 12 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 24% |
| Sports and Recreations | 13 | 17% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 7 | 9% |
| Unknown | 18 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
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#14
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