The role of nucleotides in human nutrition

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry - Tập 6 Số 2 - Trang 58-72 - 1995
Jane D. Carver1,2, W. Allan Walker1,2
1Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA
2Professor of Pediatrics, Combined Program in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, USA

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