One study found that the cells of highly stressed women looked like those of women at least ten years older. One reason for this increased cell damage may be linked to

a. the shortening of telomeres.
b. the lengthening of telomeres.
c. an increase in the number of natural killer cells.
d. a decrease in the number of natural killer cells.


Answer: a

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