Why lipostatic set point systems are unlikely to evolve
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Why lipostatic set point systems are unlikely to evolve
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Metabolism
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2212-8778
DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2017.10.007