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Greater loss of mitochondrial function with ageing is associated with earlier onset of sarcopenia in C. elegans

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Greater loss of mitochondrial function with ageing is associated with earlier onset of sarcopenia in C. elegans. / Gaffney, Christopher James; Pollard, Amelia; Barratt, Thomas et al.
In: Aging, Vol. 10, No. 11, 2018, p. 3382—3396.

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Gaffney, CJ, Pollard, A, Barratt, T, Constantin-Teodosiu, D, Greenhaff, PL & Szewczyk, N 2018, 'Greater loss of mitochondrial function with ageing is associated with earlier onset of sarcopenia in C. elegans', Aging, vol. 10, no. 11, pp. 3382—3396. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.101654

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Gaffney, C. J., Pollard, A., Barratt, T., Constantin-Teodosiu, D., Greenhaff, P. L., & Szewczyk, N. (2018). Greater loss of mitochondrial function with ageing is associated with earlier onset of sarcopenia in C. elegans. Aging, 10(11), 3382—3396. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.101654

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Gaffney CJ, Pollard A, Barratt T, Constantin-Teodosiu D, Greenhaff PL, Szewczyk N. Greater loss of mitochondrial function with ageing is associated with earlier onset of sarcopenia in C. elegans. Aging. 2018;10(11):3382—3396. Epub 2018 Nov 19. doi: 10.18632/aging.101654

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Gaffney, Christopher James ; Pollard, Amelia ; Barratt, Thomas et al. / Greater loss of mitochondrial function with ageing is associated with earlier onset of sarcopenia in C. elegans. In: Aging. 2018 ; Vol. 10, No. 11. pp. 3382—3396.

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