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In his theory of ageing Professor Bullough suggests that in mammals it is stress which delays cell death through its effect on the chalone mechanism.
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BULLOUGH, W. Ageing of Mammals. Nature 229, 608–610 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/229608a0
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