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Original Articles

Effects of Dietary Powdered Green Tea and Theanine on Tumor Growth and Endogenous Hyperlipidemia in Hepatoma-bearing Rats

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Pages 711-716 | Received 24 Jul 2001, Accepted 09 Dec 2001, Published online: 22 May 2014

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