title: Observation on the frequency of sister chromatid exchanges in the peripheral blood lymphocytes of healthy old women with Taichiquan exercise.
abstract: The frequency of sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) in the peripheral blood lymphocytes of eighteen healthy old women with 88 style Taichiquan exercise was studied. When compared with eighteen old women without exercise, the training group showed a decreased frequency of SCE in cultured peripheral blood lymphocytes at resting conditions. It is assumed that long term Taichiquan exercise provokes beneficial effects on lymphocytic chromosomes in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Shanghai Teachers University, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: X H
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: S Q
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000235:genetics*; D002681:China; D004260:DNA Repair; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012854:Sister Chromatid Exchange / Q000502:physiology*