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    "Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA",
    "Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA",
    "Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA",
    "Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry, Graduate School of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan",
    "Department of Cell Systems & Anatomy, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA",
    "Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA",
    "Department of Biochemistry & Structural Biology, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA. koronowski@uthscsa.edu",
    "Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA. koronowski@uthscsa.edu"
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  "pmcid": "PMC11888393",
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  "published": "2026-06-02",
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  "title": "Timed secreted proteomes reveal regulation of hepatokines by the liver circadian clock",
  "title_text": "Timed secreted proteomes reveal regulation of hepatokines by the liver circadian clock",
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