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β-Hydroxyergothioneine, a New Ergothioneine Derivative from the Mushroom Lyophyllum connatum, and Its Protective Activity against Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Injury in Primary Culture Hepatocytes

Chieko KIMURACourse of the Science of Bioresources, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University (Yamagata University)
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Manabu NUKINACourse of the Science of Bioresources, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University (Yamagata University);Department of Bioresource Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University
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Kiharu IGARASHICourse of the Science of Bioresources, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University (Yamagata University);Department of Bioresource Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University
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Yoko SUGAWARASchool of Science, Kitasato University
Pages 357-363 | Received 21 Sep 2004, Accepted 10 Nov 2004, Published online: 22 May 2014

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