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Substrate selection and oxygen uptake by the lactating mammary gland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Dermot H. Williamson ,
Patricia Lund  and
Rhys D. Evans
Dermot H. Williamson
Affiliation:
Metabolic Research Laboratory, NufJield Department of Clinical Medicine, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HE
Patricia Lund
Affiliation:
Metabolic Research Laboratory, NufJield Department of Clinical Medicine, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HE
Rhys D. Evans
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthetics, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HE
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 54 , Issue 1 , March 1995 , pp. 165 - 175
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