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Insulin resistance and the metabolism of branched-chain amino acids in humans

✍ Scribed by Adeva, María M.; Calviño, Jesús; Souto, Gema; Donapetry, Cristóbal

Book ID
113052053
Publisher
Springer
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
384 KB
Volume
43
Category
Article
ISSN
0939-4451

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