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Nutrition Discussion Forum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Gediminas A. BiziuleviČius
Gediminas A. BiziuleviČius*
Affiliation:
Immunomodulators Research Sector, Institute of Immunology, Vilnius University, 29 Mole?tu? plentas, LT-08409 Vilnius, Lithuania
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[email protected]
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British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 92 , Issue 6 , December 2004 , pp. 1009 - 1012
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