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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 6, 1980 - Issue 3
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Original Articles

Rats as models for the study of obesity

Pages 261-270 | Received 13 Jul 1979, Accepted 30 Jul 1979, Published online: 27 Sep 2007

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