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Increased Response of Liver Microsomal Δ6-Desaturase Activity to Dietary Methionine in Rats

Yasuhiko SHIMADADepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka UniversityShizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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Tatsuya MORITADepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka UniversityShizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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Kimio SUGIYAMADepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka UniversityShizuoka 422-8529, Japan
Pages 743-751 | Received 25 Sep 2002, Accepted 18 Nov 2002, Published online: 22 May 2014

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