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Volume 3 - 2011 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnene.2011.00008

Carbohydrate-Biased Control of Energy Metabolism: The Darker Side of the Selfish Brain

  • Tanya Zilberter1*corresponding author
  1. 1 Infotonic Consultancy Stockholm, Sweden
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Zilberter, T. (2011). Carbohydrate-Biased Control of Energy Metabolism: The Darker Side of the Selfish Brain. Frontiers in Neuroenergetics, Volume 3. https://doi.org/
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*Correspondence: Tanya Zilberter

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