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An evolutionary and functional view of mammalian adipose tissue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Caroline M. Pond
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
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Abstract

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Type
Symposium on ‘The manipulation of adiposity’
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1992

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