Nutrition
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 322-325 , April 2001

Investigation of commercial mitolife as an antioxidant and antimutagen

  • John H Weisburger, PhD, MD(hon)

      Affiliations

    • American Health Foundation, Valhalla, New York, USA
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  • James R Hosey, MS

      Affiliations

    • American Health Foundation, Valhalla, New York, USA
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  • Eric Larios, BA

      Affiliations

    • American Health Foundation, Valhalla, New York, USA
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  • Brian Pittman, MS

      Affiliations

    • American Health Foundation, Valhalla, New York, USA
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  • Edith Zang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • American Health Foundation, Valhalla, New York, USA
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  • Yukihiko Hara, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Food Research Laboratories, Mitsui Norin Co., Ltd., Fujieda City, Japan
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  • Gerald Kuts-Cheraux, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Health Maintenance Industries, Encinitas, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: John H. Weisburger, PhD, American Health Foundation, 1 Dana Road, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA

,Accepted 10 October 2000.

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☆ This research was supported by Health Maintenance Industries.

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Nutrition
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