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Organ-Specific measurements of protein turnover in man

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Peter J. Garlick ,
Jan Wernerman ,
Margaret A. McNurlan  and
Stephen D. Heys
Peter J. Garlick
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen
Jan Wernerman
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, St Görans Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Margaret A. McNurlan
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen
Stephen D. Heys
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen Department of Surgery, University Medical School, Aberdeen
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Symposium on ‘Clinical aspects of protein and energy metabolism’
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 50 , Issue 2 , August 1991 , pp. 217 - 225
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The Nutrition Society

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