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DETERMINATIONS by the arterio-venous method of the respiratory quotient of the lactating udder of the goat1,2 and cow3,4,5 have given mean values greater than unity, which have been interpreted1,2 as evidence of the formation of fat from carbohydrate.
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FOLLEY, S., FRENCH, T. Respiratory Quotient of the Mammary Gland. Nature 161, 933–934 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161933a0
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