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Effect of dietary restriction on lifespan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

Brian J Merry
Brian J Merry*
Affiliation:
Institute of Human Ageing, University of Liverpool, UK
*
Brian J Merry, Lecturer in Biological Gerontology, Institute of Human Ageing, University of Liverpool, PO Box 147, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK.
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Biological gerontology
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Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 1 , Issue 3 , August 1991 , pp. 203 - 213
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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