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Lignans from the Fruits of Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl Protect High-Density Lipoprotein during Oxidative Stress

Min-Jung CHANGCollege of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Daegu
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Tran Manh HUNGKorea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
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Byung-Sun MINCollege of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Daegu
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Jin-Cheol KIMKorea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
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Mi Hee WOOCollege of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Daegu
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Jae Sue CHOIFaculty of Food Science and Biotechnology, Pukyoung National University
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Hyeong Kyu LEEKorea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
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KiHwan BAECollege of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University
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Pages 2750-2755 | Received 11 Jun 2008, Accepted 07 Jul 2008, Published online: 22 May 2014

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