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Research Article

Oral Administration of Chlorella Vulgaris Augments Concomitant Antitumor Immunity

Kuniaki Tanaka Department of Parasitology, The University of Tokushima School of Medicine, Tokushima, 770; Research Laboratories, Chlorella Industries Co. Ltd, Chikugo, 833
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Yoshifumi Tomita Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Kurume University, Kurume, 830
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Mari Tsuruta Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Kurume University, Kurume, 830
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Fumiko Konishi Research Laboratories, Chlorella Industries Co. Ltd, Chikugo, 833
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Masao Okuda Research Laboratories, Chlorella Industries Co. Ltd, Chikugo, 833
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Kunisuke Himeno Department of Parasitology, The University of Tokushima School of Medicine, Tokushima, 770
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Kikuo Nomoto Department of Immunology Medical Institute of Bio regulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812, Japan
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Pages 277-291 | Published online: 28 Sep 2008

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