The effect of retarded growth upon the length of life span and upon the ultimate body size. 1935.
@article{Mccay1989TheEO, title={The effect of retarded growth upon the length of life span and upon the ultimate body size. 1935.}, author={Clive M. Mccay and Mary F. Crowell and Leonard Amby Maynard}, journal={Nutrition}, year={1989}, volume={5 3}, pages={ 155-71; discussion 172 } }
mary in the nature of a progress report dealing with a study employing rats to determine the effect of retarding growth upon the total length of life. The present summary represents a complete, final report of this experiment employing white rats and covering a period of nearly 4 years. The object of this study was to determine the effect of retarding growth upon the total length of life and to measure the effects of retarded growth upon the ultimate size of the animal's body. In the present…
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