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Stress-related changes in leukocyte profiles and telomere shortening in the shortest-lived tetrapod, Furcifer labordi.

Falk EckhardtAngela PaulinyNicky RollingsFrank MutschmannMats OlssonCornelia KrausPeter M Kappeler
Published in: BMC evolutionary biology (2020)
We suggest that environmental stress and the corresponding accelerated telomere attrition have profound effects on the lifespan of F. labordi in the wild, and identify physiological mechanisms potentially driving their relatively early senescence and mortality.
Keyphrases
  • stress induced
  • dna damage
  • cardiovascular events
  • endothelial cells
  • intellectual disability
  • risk factors
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • genetic diversity