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n-3 Fatty acid metabolism in women – Reply

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Graham Burdge
Affiliation:
Institute of Human NutritionBiomedical Science BuildingUniversity of SouthamptonSouthampton SO16 7PX, UKg.c.burdge@soton.ac.uk
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Nutrition Discussion Forum
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2003

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