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Original Research

Acute Effect of Poly-γ-Glutamic Acid on Calcium Absorption in Post-Menopausal Women

Hiroyuki Tanimoto Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney (H.T., T.F., J.E.); Norwich Norfolk, UNITED KINGDOM, Food Research & Development Laboratories, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, JAPAN (H.T., H.S., H.N., A.O., Y.M.)Correspondence[email protected]
, MSc,
Tom Fox Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney (H.T., T.F., J.E.)
, PhD,
John Eagles Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney (H.T., T.F., J.E.)
, LRSC,
Hitoshi Satoh Norwich Norfolk, UNITED KINGDOM, Food Research & Development Laboratories, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, JAPAN (H.T., H.S., H.N., A.O., Y.M.)
, MSc,
Hiroko Nozawa Norwich Norfolk, UNITED KINGDOM, Food Research & Development Laboratories, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, JAPAN (H.T., H.S., H.N., A.O., Y.M.)
, BSc,
Atsushi Okiyama Norwich Norfolk, UNITED KINGDOM, Food Research & Development Laboratories, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, JAPAN (H.T., H.S., H.N., A.O., Y.M.)
, PhD,
Yasushi Morinaga Norwich Norfolk, UNITED KINGDOM, Food Research & Development Laboratories, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, JAPAN (H.T., H.S., H.N., A.O., Y.M.)
, PhD &
Susan J. Fairweather-Tait Diet and Health Group, School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia (S.J.F.-T.)
, DSc show all
Pages 645-649 | Received 07 Apr 2006, Accepted 21 Dec 2006, Published online: 14 Jun 2013

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