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Whole-body fuel selection: ‘reproduction’

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

John J. Robinson  and
Michael E. Symonds
John J. Robinson
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB
Michael E. Symonds
Affiliation:
The School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 228, Reading RG6 2AJ
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 54 , Issue 1 , March 1995 , pp. 283 - 299
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