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Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry Volume 71, 2007 - Issue 8
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Clinical Effects of a Hop Water Extract on Japanese Cedar Pollinosis during the Pollen Season: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Shuichi SEGAWAFrontier Laboratories of Value Creation, Sapporo Breweries Ltd.
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Yoshihiro TAKATAFrontier Laboratories of Value Creation, Sapporo Breweries Ltd.
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Yoshihisa WAKITAFrontier Laboratories of Value Creation, Sapporo Breweries Ltd.
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Takafumi KANEKOFrontier Laboratories of Value Creation, Sapporo Breweries Ltd.
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Hirotaka KANEDAFrontier Laboratories of Value Creation, Sapporo Breweries Ltd.
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Junji WATARIFrontier Laboratories of Value Creation, Sapporo Breweries Ltd.
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Tatsuko ENOMOTOEnomoto Otolaryngology Clinic
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Tadao ENOMOTODepartment of Otolaryngology, Japanese Red Cross Society, Wakayama Medical Center
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Pages 1955-1962 | Received 19 Mar 2007, Accepted 20 Apr 2007, Published online: 22 May 2014

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