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Where does our protein carbon come from?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2007

Robert Hedges
Affiliation:
Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of ArtDyson Perrins BuildingSouth Parks RoadSouth Parks RoadOxford OX1 3QYUKrobert.hedges@rlaha.ox.ac.uk
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Abstract

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Type
Invited Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2006

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