Life spans and senescent phenotypes in two strains of Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

@article{Gerhard2002LifeSA,
  title={Life spans and senescent phenotypes in two strains of Zebrafish (Danio rerio)},
  author={Glenn S. Gerhard and Elizabeth J Kauffman and Xujun Wang and Richard Stewart and Jessica L. Moore and Claudia J. Kasales and Eugene Demidenko and Keith C. Cheng},
  journal={Experimental Gerontology},
  year={2002},
  volume={37},
  pages={1055-1068}
}
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