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Ingestion of Raffinose Promotes Calcium Absorption in the Large Intestine of Rats

Rieko MITAMURADivision of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
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Hiroshi HARADivision of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
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Yoritaka AOYAMADivision of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
Pages 384-389 | Received 02 Sep 2003, Accepted 26 Oct 2003, Published online: 22 May 2014

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