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Are mice calorically restricted in nature?

  1. Steven N. Austad*,
  2. Deborah M. Kristan*

Article first published online: 23 JUL 2003

DOI: 10.1046/j.1474-9728.2003.00053.x

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Aging Cell

Aging Cell

Volume 2, Issue 4, pages 201–207, August 2003

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Austad, S. N. and Kristan, D. M. (2003), Are mice calorically restricted in nature?. Aging Cell, 2: 201–207. doi: 10.1046/j.1474-9728.2003.00053.x

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  1. University of Idaho, Department of Biological Sciences, Moscow, ID 83844, USA

* Steven N. Austad, Department of Biological Sciences, PO Box 3051, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844–3051, USA. Tel.: +1 208 885 6598; fax: +1 208 8857905; e-mail: austad@uidaho.edu E-mail for D. M. Kristan: kristand@uidaho.edu

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  1. Issue published online: 23 JUL 2003
  2. Article first published online: 23 JUL 2003
  3. Accepted for publication 4 June 2003

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