Calories or protein? The effect of dietary restriction on lifespan in rodents is explained by calories alone.

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Experimental Gerontology

• Publication date

  2016-12-15

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/j.exger.2016.03.011PMID 27006163
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