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Effect of chronic food restriction on energy balance, thermogenic capacity, and brown-adipose-tissue activity in the rat

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Rothwell, N.J., Stock, M.J. Effect of chronic food restriction on energy balance, thermogenic capacity, and brown-adipose-tissue activity in the rat. Biosci Rep 2, 543–549 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01314214

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