Moderate altitude

1. Moderate altitude increases telomere length in rats.

   “Leukocyte telomere length was significantly longer in the MA group than in the SL or SHA groups”

   Animalsleukocytes2,260 mmalesn = 50

   Telomeres are elongated in rats exposed to moderate altitude

   Journal of physiological anthropology·4 Jul 2014

2. Moderate altitude increases telomere length in rats.

   “telomere lengths of peripheral blood leukocyte in moderate altitude group were longer than those in control group and very high altitude group”

   Animalsleukocyte30 dmales

   Effect of different altitudes on telomere length of rat peripheral blood leukocyte

   Sheng li xue bao : [Acta physiologica Sinica]·25 Oct 2013

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1. Moderate altitude increases chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in humans.

   “current evidence suggests worse outcomes for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease”

   Review

   The Impact of Living at Moderate Altitude in the USA: Epidemiology and Key Research Questions

   Gerontology·2 May 2025

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1. Moderate altitude increases TERT in rats.

   “the TERT expression changed in a similar manner as the leukocyte telomere length”

   Animalsplasma2,260 mmalesn = 50

   Telomeres are elongated in rats exposed to moderate altitude

   Journal of physiological anthropology·4 Jul 2014

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