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Role and functionality in human nutrition cycle

Fahad Alhusain
Saudi Medical Journal February 2021, 42 (2) 146-150; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.2.25587
Fahad Alhusain
From the Scientific Research Center, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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