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Preventive Effects of Moringa oleifera (Lam) on Hyperlipidemia and Hepatocyte Ultrastructural Changes in Iron Deficient Rats

Moussa NDONGDepartment of Nutritional Science, Faculty of Applied Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture
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Mariko UEHARADepartment of Nutritional Science, Faculty of Applied Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture
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Shinichi KATSUMATADepartment of Nutritional Science, Faculty of Applied Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture
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Shigeru SATOCentral Institute for Electron Microscopic Research, Nippon Medical School
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Kazuharu SUZUKIDepartment of Nutritional Science, Faculty of Applied Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture
Pages 1826-1833 | Received 15 Nov 2006, Accepted 30 Apr 2007, Published online: 22 May 2014

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