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Micronutrients and oxidative stress in the aetiology of cancer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Andrew Collins
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB
Susan Duthie
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB
Marion Ross
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB
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Abstract

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Type
Symposium on ‘Antioxidants’
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1994

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