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Vitamin A: not for vision only

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Frank Chytil
Affiliation:
Department of BiochemistryVanderbilt University School of MedicineNashvilleTN 37232USA
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Abstract

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Type
Invited commentary
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1999

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