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Safety Evaluation of the Aqueous Extract Kothala Himbutu (Salacia reticulata) Stem in the Hepatic Gene Expression Profile of Normal Mice Using DNA Microarrays

Ryanghyok IMDepartment of Clinical Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University
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Hiroshi MANODepartment of Clinical Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University
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Sachie NAKATANIDepartment of Clinical Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University
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Jun SHIMIZUDepartment of Clinical Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University
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Masahiro WADADepartment of Clinical Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University
Pages 3075-3083 | Received 15 Nov 2007, Accepted 19 Aug 2008, Published online: 22 May 2014

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