Animal fat and cholesterol may have helped primitive man evolve a large brain

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 417-425

  Mann, Frank D ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CARNIVORE; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; EVOLUTION; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031841973     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.1998.0014     Document Type: Review

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