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Jacqueline Zarkos1, Daniel Addai1, Anna Tolekova1

  • 1Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Trakia University, str. Armeyska 11, Stara Zagora 6000, Bulgaria.

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
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Gestational Diabetes MellitusProtein dietsinsulin sensitivitypregnancy

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