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Influence of thyroid hormones and temperature on adipose tissue development and lung maturation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2007

Michael E. Symonds
Affiliation:
School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, The University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 228, Reading, RG6 6AJ
Lynne Clarke
Affiliation:
School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, The University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 228, Reading, RG6 6AJ
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Regulatory Factors in the Control of Development and Maturation
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1996

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