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Vitamin D2 from Irradiated Mushrooms Significantly Increases Femur Bone Mineral Density in Rats

Viraj J. Jasinghe Food Science and Technology Program, Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, SingaporeCorrespondence[email protected]
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Conrad O. Perera Food Science and Technology Program, Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore
&
Philip J. Barlow Food Science and Technology Program, Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Pages 1979-1985 | Accepted 08 Dec 2005, Published online: 05 Dec 2006

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