Aging of the small bowel: Relationship between morphological and functional changes and protein metabolism

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-22

  Farges, M C ^a   Vasson, M P ^a   Cynober, L ^a  

^a CRNH AUVERGNE   (France)

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