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Nature's own pharmacy: The diabetes perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 April 2008

Alison M. Gray  and
Peter R. Flatt
Alison M. Gray
Affiliation:
School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster at Colcraine, Coleraine BT52 ISA
Peter R. Flatt
Affiliation:
School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster at Colcraine, Coleraine BT52 ISA
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 56 , Issue 1B , March 1997 , pp. 507 - 517
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