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Original Article

Effect of α-Tocopherol Status on α-Tocopherol Transfer Protein Expression and Its Messenger RNA Level in Rat Liver

Kim Han-Suk Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Medical College, Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569
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Hiromtki Arai Department of Health Chemistry, Faculty oj Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113, Japan
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Makoto Arita Department of Health Chemistry, Faculty oj Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113, Japan
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Yuji Sato Department of Health Chemistry, Faculty oj Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113, Japan
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Tohru Ogihara Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Medical College, Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569
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Keizo Inoue Department of Health Chemistry, Faculty oj Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113, Japan
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Makoto Mino Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Medical College, Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569
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Hiroshi Tamai Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Medical College, Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569
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Pages 87-92 | Received 13 Jun 1997, Accepted 02 Aug 1997, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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