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Suppression by Licorice Flavonoids of Abdominal Fat Accumulation and Body Weight Gain in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese C57BL/6J Mice

Fumiki AOKIFunctional Food Ingredients Division, Kaneka Corporation
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Shinichi HONDAFunctional Food Ingredients Division, Kaneka Corporation
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Hideyuki KISHIDALife Science Research Laboratories, Life Science RD Center, Kaneka Corporation
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Mitsuaki KITANOLife Science Research Laboratories, Life Science RD Center, Kaneka Corporation
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Naoki ARAIFunctional Food Ingredients Division, Kaneka Corporation
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Hozumi TANAKAFunctional Food Ingredients Division, Kaneka Corporation
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Shinichi YOKOTAFunctional Food Ingredients Division, Kaneka Corporation
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Kaku NAKAGAWAFunctional Food Ingredients Division, Kaneka Corporation
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Tomiko ASAKURAFaculty of Management, Atomi University
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Yuji NAKAIAgricultural Bioinformatics Research Unit, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Tatsumasa MAEFunctional Food Ingredients Division, Kaneka Corporation
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Pages 206-214 | Received 23 Aug 2006, Accepted 19 Sep 2006, Published online: 22 May 2014

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