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Dietary lipids and evolution of the human brain–Reply by Broadhurst et al.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

C. Leigh Broadhurst ,
Stephen C. Cunnane  and
Michael A. Crawford
C. Leigh Broadhurst
Affiliation:
Environmental Chemistry Laboratory, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
Stephen C. Cunnane
Affiliation:
Environmental Chemistry Laboratory, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
Michael A. Crawford
Affiliation:
Environmental Chemistry Laboratory, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
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Nutrition Discussion Forum
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 79 , Issue 4 , April 1998 , pp. 390 - 392
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1998

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