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Mechanism for the Cholesterol-Lowering Action of Egg White Protein in Rats

Ryosuke MATSUOKAR&D Division, Q.P. Corporation;Laboratory of Nutrition Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School, Kyushu University
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Mamoru KIMURAR&D Division, Q.P. Corporation
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Ayano MUTOR&D Division, Q.P. Corporation
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Yasunobu MASUDAR&D Division, Q.P. Corporation
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Masao SATOLaboratory of Nutrition Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School, Kyushu University
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Katsumi IMAIZUMILaboratory of Nutrition Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School, Kyushu University
Pages 1506-1512 | Received 09 Jan 2008, Accepted 03 Mar 2008, Published online: 22 May 2014

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