Intestinal flora and bilirubin

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 170-172

  Tiribelli, Claudio ^a   Ostrow, J Donald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONJUGATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BILE; BILIRUBIN; HUMANS; INTESTINES;

EID: 12444347578     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2004.12.002     Document Type: Editorial

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