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Calorie restriction mimetics: an emerging research field
Article first published online: 23 MAR 2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2006.00202.x
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Ingram, D. K., Zhu, M., Mamczarz, J., Zou, S., Lane, M. A., Roth, G. S. and DeCabo, R. (2006), Calorie restriction mimetics: an emerging research field. Aging Cell, 5: 97–108. doi: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2006.00202.x
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- Issue published online: 23 MAR 2006
- Article first published online: 23 MAR 2006
- Accepted for publication 16 November 2005
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