Gerontology and Age-Associated Lesions

The Laboratory Rat

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 761-772

  Nadon, Nancy L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

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EID: 54349089545     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012074903-4/50028-5     Document Type: Chapter

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