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Suppression of Methionine-Induced Hyperhomocysteinemia by Dietary Eritadenine in Rats

Atsushi SEKIYAForestry and Forest Products Research Institute
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Shin-ichiro FUKADADepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University
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Tatsuya MORITADepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University
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Hirokazu KAWAGISHIDepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University
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Kimio SUGIYAMADepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University
Pages 1987-1991 | Received 08 Feb 2006, Accepted 05 Apr 2006, Published online: 22 May 2014

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