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DECREASE IN APPETITE AND BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES IN AMINO ACID IMBALANCE IN THE RAT.

J C Sanahuja·M E Rio·M N Lede
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J C Sanahuja, M E Rio, M N Lede. 1965. DECREASE IN APPETITE AND BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES IN AMINO ACID IMBALANCE IN THE RAT.. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn%2F86.4.424

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