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Trace element–gene interactions with particular reference to zinc

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

John K. Chesters
John K. Chesters
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Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB
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Symposium on ‘Nutrient–gene interactions’
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 50 , Issue 2 , August 1991 , pp. 123 - 129
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The Nutrition Society

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