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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
Caroline M. Pond
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Department of Biology, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
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Symposium on ‘The manipulation of adiposity’
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 51 , Issue 3 , December 1992 , pp. 367 - 377
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1992

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