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Whole-body vibration slows the acquisition of fat in mature female rats: a response to BA Christiansen

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    G F Maddalozzo, M J Pavol, K A Philbrick, J J Widrick, U T Iwaniec, C J Rosen & R T Turner

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Maddalozzo, G., Pavol, M., Philbrick, K. et al. Whole-body vibration slows the acquisition of fat in mature female rats: a response to BA Christiansen. Int J Obes 33, 382–383 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2008.275

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