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Increased Plasma Homocysteine Concentration in Rats from a Low Casein Diet

Hiroshi OKAWADepartment 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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Kimio SUGIYAMADepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University
Pages 3050-3053 | Received 03 Jul 2006, Accepted 14 Aug 2006, Published online: 22 May 2014

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