Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental
Volume 44, Issue 11 , Pages 1377-1379 , November 1995

Beef tallow diet decreases norepinephrine turnover rates in rat hypothalamus and cerebral cortex

  • Tatsuhiro Matsuo

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Tatsuhiro Matsuo, Division of Nutrition and Biochemistry, Sanyo Women's College, Sagatahonmachi, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima 738, Japan.
    • Division of Nutrition and Biochemistry, Sanyo Women's College, Hiroshima, Japan
    • Laboratory of Biochemistry of Exercise and Nutrition, Institute of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
    • ,
  • Hiroshi Sumida

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nutrition and Biochemistry, Sanyo Women's College, Hiroshima, Japan
    • Laboratory of Biochemistry of Exercise and Nutrition, Institute of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
    • ,
  • Masashige Suzuki

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nutrition and Biochemistry, Sanyo Women's College, Hiroshima, Japan
    • Laboratory of Biochemistry of Exercise and Nutrition, Institute of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

Received 24 January 1995 ,Accepted 21 April 1995.

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Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental
Volume 44, Issue 11 , Pages 1377-1379 , November 1995

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