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Vitamin A: not for vision only

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Frank Chytil
Frank Chytil
Affiliation:
Department of BiochemistryVanderbilt University School of MedicineNashvilleTN 37232USA
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Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 82 , Issue 3 , September 1999 , pp. 161 - 162
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1999

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