Senolytic drugs: Beyond the promise and the hype.

Mech Ageing Dev

Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA; Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. Electronic address:

Published: March 2022

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