Scaling of the mammalian brain: The maternal energy hypothesis

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Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 149-156

  Martin, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0030524157     PISSN: 08861714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.1996.11.4.149     Document Type: Article

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