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. 2016 May;5(5):703-4.
doi: 10.5966/sctm.2015-0406.

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Nadim Srour  1 , Bernard Thébaud  2
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Nadim Srour et al. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2016 May.

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This authors’ reply to a letter to the editor addresses whether young rodents are appropriate animal models for advanced-age human disease.

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