Hormesis and aging: What's the deal?

Mild Stress and Healthy Aging: Applying Hormesis in Aging Research and Interventions

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-4

  Le Bourg, Éric ^a   Rattan, Suresh I S ^b  

^a Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 77649270641     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6869-0_1     Document Type: Chapter

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