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. 1960 Oct;77(1):30–43. doi: 10.1042/bj0770030

The effect of growth and function on the chemical composition of soft tissues

Elsie M Widdowson 1, J W T Dickerson 1
PMCID: PMC1204895  PMID: 13785015

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