Canavanine-induced longevity in mice may require diets with greater than 15.7% protein

Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Brown, Dan L ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CANAVANINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DIET;

EID: 15444364420     PISSN: 17437075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-7075-2-7     Document Type: Article

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