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Proteins and aging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

Alan R Hipkiss*
Affiliation:
King's College London, London, UK
*
Molecular Biology and Biophysics Group, King's College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, UK.

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Biological gerontology
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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