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The toxicology and safety of apple polyphenol extract

T Shoji1, Y Akazome, T Kanda

  • 1Fundamental Research Laboratory, Asahi Breweries, Ltd., 1-21, Midori 1-chome, Moriya-shi, Ibaraki 302-0106, Japan. toshihiko.shoji@asahibeer.co.jp

Food and Chemical Toxicology : an International Journal Published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association
|April 28, 2004
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