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Feeding with Both β-Carotene and Supplemental α-Tocopherol Enhances Type 1 Helper T Cell Activity among Splenocytes Isolated from DO11.10 Mice

Tomoko KOIZUMIDepartment of Food Science, Graduate School of Nutrition and Biosciences, The University of Tokushima
,
Noriko BANDODepartment of Food Science, Graduate School of Nutrition and Biosciences, The University of Tokushima
,
Junji TERAODepartment 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 3042-3045 | Received 29 Jun 2006, Accepted 08 Aug 2006, Published online: 22 May 2014

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