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A Suppressor Screen for the Characterization of Genetic Links Regulating Chronological Lifespan in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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[Longevity control in fungi and other organisms. The conception of scales]

I S Mazheĭka, O A Kudriavtseva, O V Kamzolkina

    Zhurnal Obshchei Biologii
    |September 30, 2011
    PubMed

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