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Nutrition of the brain: macronutrient supply

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Stephanie A. Amiel*
Affiliation:
Unit for Metabolic Medicine, 4th Floor, Hunt's House, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 9RT
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Abstract

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Type
Symposium on ‘Nutrition of the Brain’
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1994

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