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Moderately High Zinc Intake Impairs Verbal Memory of Healthy Postmenopausal Women on a Low Copper Diet

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Penland, J.G., Milne, D.B., Davis, C.W. (2002). Moderately High Zinc Intake Impairs Verbal Memory of Healthy Postmenopausal Women on a Low Copper Diet. In: Roussel, A.M., Anderson, R.A., Favier, A.E. (eds) Trace Elements in Man and Animals 10. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47466-2_314

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