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The Journal of Biological and Medical Rhythm Research
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A randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled crossover trial on the effect of l-ornithine ingestion on the human circadian clock

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Pages 1445-1455 | Received 11 Apr 2018, Accepted 14 Jun 2018, Published online: 03 Jul 2018

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