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High-protein diets and renal status in rats

V A Aparicio1, E Nebot, R García-del Moral

  • 1Department of Physiology, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Granada, Spain. virginiaparicio@ugr.es

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