Nutrition Research
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 271-280 , March 2005

Undernutrition without malnutrition as a protective factor to prevent DNA damage in the elderly

  • Víctor M. Mendoza-Núñez

      Affiliations

    • Gerontology and Research Unit, FES-Zaragoza, UNAM, México City 09230, México
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +52 55 5639 6914; fax: +52 55 5639 6914.
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  • Martha A. Sánchez-Rodríguez

      Affiliations

    • Gerontology and Research Unit, FES-Zaragoza, UNAM, México City 09230, México
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  • Raquel Retana-Ugalde

      Affiliations

    • Gerontology and Research Unit, FES-Zaragoza, UNAM, México City 09230, México
    • ,
  • Luis A. Vargas-Guadarrama

      Affiliations

    • Anthropology Research Institute, UNAM, México City 09230, México
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  • Mario A. Altamirano-Lozano

      Affiliations

    • Genetic and Environmental Toxicology Research Unit, FES-Zaragoza, UNAM, México City 09230, México

Received 9 December 2003 ,Revised 18 October 2004 ,Accepted 17 November 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2004.11.005

Nutrition Research
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 271-280 , March 2005

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