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  1. Laboratory of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    A Moreira & L Delgado

  2. Department of Immuno-allergology, Hospital of São João, Porto, Portugal

    A Moreira & J Fonseca

  3. Institute of Biomedicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

    R A Kekkonen & R Korpela

  4. R&D, Valio Ltd, Helsinki, Finland

    R A Kekkonen & R Korpela

  5. Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    J Fonseca

  6. Foundation for Nutrition Research, Helsinki, Finland

    R Korpela

  7. Skin and Allergy Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

    T Haahtela

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Moreira, A., Kekkonen, R., Delgado, L. et al. Reply to Vitamin C and exercise-induced immunodepression. Eur J Clin Nutr 61, 1242–1243 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602752

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