Irradiation and hormesis

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

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 21-41

  Vaiserman, Alexander M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Ukraine)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6869-0_3     Document Type: Chapter

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