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Maternal and environmental influences on thermoregulation in the neonate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

M. E. Symonds  and
M. A. Lomax
M. E. Symonds
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Physiology, School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 228, Reading RG6 2AJ
M. A. Lomax
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Physiology, School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 228, Reading RG6 2AJ
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Symposium on ‘Impact of diet on critical events in development’
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 51 , Issue 2 , August 1992 , pp. 165 - 172
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1992

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