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Antioxidative and Antihypertensive Effects of Welsh Onion on Rats Fed with a High-Fat High-Sucrose Diet

Yukiko YAMAMOTOGraduate School of Human Life Science, Osaka City University
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Sakiko AOYAMAOsaka Yuhigaokagakuen Junior College
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Noriko HAMAGUCHIFaculty of Human Life Science, Osaka City University
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Gyou-Sei RHIGraduate School of Human Life Science, Osaka City University
Pages 1311-1317 | Received 03 Feb 2005, Accepted 13 Apr 2005, Published online: 22 May 2014

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