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Neurobiology of Food and Fluid Intake

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Porte, D. (2004). Brain Insulin and Obesity: From Man to C. elegans . In: Stricker, E.M., Woods, S.C. (eds) Neurobiology of Food and Fluid Intake. Handbook of Behavioral Neurobiology, vol 14. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48643-1_7

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