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Aging and salt and water balance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

PA O'Neill
PA O'Neill*
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University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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PA O'Neill, Research and Teaching Building, Withington Hospital, Nell Lane, Manchester M20 3LR, UK.
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Biological gerontology
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Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , November 1996 , pp. 305 - 313
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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