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Goitrogenic Activity of Cassava (A Staple Nigerian Food)

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  1. O. L. EKPECHI

    Present address: University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

  2. A. DIMITRIADOU: Senior Wellcome Research Fellow.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Postgraduate Medical School, London

    O. L. EKPECHI, A. DIMITRIADOU &  RUSSELL FRASER

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EKPECHI, O., DIMITRIADOU, A. & FRASER, R. Goitrogenic Activity of Cassava (A Staple Nigerian Food). Nature 210, 1137–1138 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2101137a0

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