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The need for nitrogen

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

C. Jamie Newbold
C. Jamie Newbold
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, United Kingdom
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British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 82 , Issue 2 , August 1999 , pp. 81 - 82
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1999

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