Short-term starvation for cancer control in humans

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1293-

  Mathews, Edward Henry ^a,b   Liebenberg, Leon ^a,b  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b TEMM International (Pty) Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Calorie restricted diets; Cancer control; Nutrient haemodialysis; Protein restricted diets; Short term starvation

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

CACHEXIA; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CANCER CONTROL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; STARVATION;

CALORIE-RESTRICTED DIETS; CANCER CONTROL; NUTRIENT-HAEMODIALYSIS; PROTEIN-RESTRICTED DIETS; SHORT-TERM STARVATION;

ANIMALS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; FEMALE; GLIOMA;

EID: 84884216434     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: 18736815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2013.08.008     Document Type: Letter

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