Birds as models of aging in biomedical research

ILAR Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 137-141

  Austad, Steven N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

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EID: 0007245056     PISSN: 10842020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ilar.38.3.137     Document Type: Article

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