Contributions of microbes in vertebrate gastrointestinal tract to production and conservation of nutrients

Physiological Reviews

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 393-427

  Stevens, C Edward ^a   Hume, Ian D ^a  

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CARBOHYDRATE; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; VITAMIN;

AMPHIBIA; BIRD; DETOXIFICATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FERMENTATION; FISH; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE FLORA; MAMMAL; MICROORGANISM; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; REVIEW; RUMINANT STOMACH;

EID: 0031893151     PISSN: 00319333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physrev.1998.78.2.393     Document Type: Review

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