The new life of a centenarian: signalling functions of NAD(P).
@article{Berger2004TheNL, title={The new life of a centenarian: signalling functions of NAD(P).}, author={Felicitas Berger and Mar{\'i}a Helena Ram{\'i}rez-Hern{\'a}ndez and Mathias Ziegler}, journal={Trends in biochemical sciences}, year={2004}, volume={29 3}, pages={ 111-8 } }
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