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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 1, 1975 - Issue 1
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The terminal drop hypothesis: Fact or artifact?

Pages 169-185 | Received 05 Jun 1975, Accepted 28 Jun 1975, Published online: 27 Sep 2007

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