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Supplemental Silk Protein, Sericin, Suppresses Colon Tumorigenesis in 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine-Treated Mice by Reducing Oxidative Stress and Cell Proliferation

Siqin ZHAORIGETUFaculty of Applied Biochemistry, Hiroshima University
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Masahiro SASAKISeiren Co., Ltd.
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Hiromitsu WATANABEResearch Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University
&
Norihisa KATOFaculty of Applied Biochemistry, Hiroshima University
Pages 2181-2186 | Received 08 Mar 2001, Accepted 22 Jun 2001, Published online: 22 May 2014

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