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Effect of dietary restriction on aging – an update

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

BJ Merry
BJ Merry*
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Institute of Human Ageing, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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BJ Merry Institute of Human Ageing, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK.
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Biological gerontology
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Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , August 1995 , pp. 247 - 258
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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