Longevity assurance genes: How do they influence aging and life span?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 988-991

  Hodes, Richard J ^a   McCormick, Anna M ^b   Pruzan, Marcia ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CELL FUNCTION; FEEDING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC MANIPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGEVITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0029841503     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb01875.x     Document Type: Article

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