Elena Vakonaki

ORCID: 0000-0003-1510-2205 · 3 papers in corpus
other 2024
Scientific reports ·doi:10.1038/s41598-024-68131-1

Phthalates used in the industry penetrate the environment and negatively affect humans and animals. Hair samples seem to be the best matrix for studies on long-term exposure to phthalates, but till now they were used only in investigations …

review 2024
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-024-03117-6

The current article is a literature review aiming to provide an overview of the existing knowledge on the association between telomere length and telomerase activity and in vitro fertilization. Recently, telomeres have been used as an effec…

meta-analysis 2019
International journal of molecular medicine ·doi:10.3892/ijmm.2019.4225

Telomere length (TL) has long been associated with aging, as telomeres serve as protective caps of chromosomes, and are thus deeply involved in the preservation of genome integrity and are vital to cellular functions. Traditionally, a stron…