Born to be young: prenatal thyroid hormones increase early-life telomere length
A. Stier, B.-Y. Hsu, C. Marciau, B. Doligez, L. Gustafsson, P. Bize, S. Ruuskanen
This study shows that prenatal thyroid hormone exposure in birds increases telomere length and may influence longevity by affecting biological age at birth.
bioRxiv · May 7, 2020Physiology