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Where does our protein carbon come from?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2007

Robert Hedges
Robert Hedges
Affiliation:
Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of ArtDyson Perrins BuildingSouth Parks RoadSouth Parks RoadOxford OX1 [email protected]
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Invited Commentary
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 95 , Issue 6 , June 2006 , pp. 1031 - 1032
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2006

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