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β-Carotene Modulates the Immunological Function of RAW264, a Murine Macrophage Cell Line, by Enhancing the Level of Intracellular Glutathione

Tomomi IMAMURADepartment of Food Science, Graduate School of Nutrition and Biosciences, The University of Tokushima
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Noriko BANDODepartment of Food Science, Graduate School of Nutrition and Biosciences, The University of Tokushima
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Rintaro YAMANISHIDepartment of Food Science, Graduate School of Nutrition and Biosciences, The University of Tokushima
Pages 2112-2120 | Received 31 Jan 2006, Accepted 25 May 2006, Published online: 22 May 2014

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