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Urinary Excretory Ratio of Anthranilic Acid/Kynurenic Acid as an Index of the Tolerable Amount of Tryptophan

Alato OKUNOLaboratories of Food Science and Nutrition, Department of Life Style Studies, School of Human Cultures, The University of Shiga Prefecture
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Tsutomu FUKUWATARILaboratories of Food Science and Nutrition, Department of Life Style Studies, School of Human Cultures, The University of Shiga Prefecture
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Katsumi SHIBATALaboratories of Food Science and Nutrition, Department of Life Style Studies, School of Human Cultures, The University of Shiga Prefecture
Pages 1667-1672 | Received 03 Oct 2007, Accepted 25 Feb 2008, Published online: 22 May 2014

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