Antiobesity Effects of Isaria sinclairii by Repeated Oral Treatment in Obese Zucker Rats Over a 4-Month PeriodFootnote∗

∗The authors express their gratitude to Ji Young Kim and Jae Woong Han for their technical assistance in the animal study. This work was supported by the Rural Development Administration, Basic Research project 2003.

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