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- 1842
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Ursula White,
Yourka D. Tchoukalova
(2013).
Sex dimorphism and depot differences in adipose tissue function.
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease
, 1842
(3)
, 377-392.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbadis.2013.05.006
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- 10.1016/j.bbadis.2013.05.006