The retardation of aging by caloric restriction: Studies in rodents and primates

Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 742-745

  Weindruch, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Longevity; Mitochondria; Nutrition; Oxidative stress; Rhesus monkey, ad libitum feeding

Indexed keywords

AGING; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY;

AGING; ANIMALS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HUMANS; MACACA MULATTA; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN; RATS, INBRED F344; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030466371     PISSN: 01926233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019262339602400618     Document Type: Article

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