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Interactions Between Glucose and FFA Metabolism in Man
Carola Saloranta,
Leif Groop,
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Carola Saloranta
Fourth Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Stenbäckinkatu 11, 00290 Helsinki, FinlandSearch for more papers by this authorLeif Groop
Department of Endocrinology, Malmö General Hospital, University of Lund, Malmö, Sweden
Search for more papers by this authorCarola Saloranta,
Leif Groop,
Corresponding Author
Carola Saloranta
Fourth Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Stenbäckinkatu 11, 00290 Helsinki, FinlandSearch for more papers by this authorLeif Groop
Department of Endocrinology, Malmö General Hospital, University of Lund, Malmö, Sweden
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: March 1996
Citations: 38
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