Telomere shortening rate
2 papers4 findings
- Animals1
- In silico1
Associations
3Lifespan
downin animals1mixedin vertebrates1
2 studies
Lifespan
downin animals1mixedin vertebrates1
Telomere shortening rate predicts lifespan in vertebrates.
“both telomere shortening rate and mass-specific metabolic rate are similarly related to lifespan and that both strongly predict differences in lifespan”
AnimalsBetween-vertebrate differences; direction of association not specified
Telomeres and the Rate of Living: Linking Biological Clocks of Senescence
Ecological and evolutionary physiology15 May 2024
Telomere shortening rate predicts lifespan.
“We found that the telomere shortening rate, but not the initial telomere length alone, is a powerful predictor of species life span.”
Animals
Telomere shortening rate predicts species life span
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America8 Jul 2019
Body mass
downin vertebrates1
1 study
Body mass
downin vertebrates1
Body mass is associated with telomere shortening rate in vertebrates.
“telomere shortening rate increases linearly with mass-specific metabolic rate and decreases nonlinearly with increasing body mass”
AnimalsComparative analysis among vertebrates (mammals, birds, fishes)
Telomeres and the Rate of Living: Linking Biological Clocks of Senescence
Ecological and evolutionary physiology15 May 2024
Mass-specific metabolic rate
upin vertebrates1
1 study
Mass-specific metabolic rate
upin vertebrates1
Mass-specific metabolic rate is associated with telomere shortening rate in vertebrates.
“Results show that telomere shortening rate increases linearly with mass-specific metabolic rate”
AnimalsComparative analysis among vertebrates (mammals, birds, fishes)
Telomeres and the Rate of Living: Linking Biological Clocks of Senescence
Ecological and evolutionary physiology15 May 2024