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Hypolipidemic Effect of an Exo-biopolymer Produced from a Submerged Mycelial Culture of Hericium erinaceus

Byung-Keun YANGDepartment of Biotechnology, Research Center for Processing & Application of Agricultural Products, Daegu UniversityKyungsan, Kyungbuk 712-714, South Korea
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Jun-Bo PARKMega Biotech Co.Bonli-dong 1217-4, Dalseo-gu, Daegu 704-120, South Korea
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Chi-Hyun SONGDepartment of Biotechnology, Research Center for Processing & Application of Agricultural Products, Daegu UniversityKyungsan, Kyungbuk 712-714, South Korea
Pages 1292-1298 | Received 16 Dec 2002, Accepted 21 Feb 2003, Published online: 22 May 2014

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