The effect of a probiotic on hepatic steatosis

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1117-1119

  Solga, Steven F ^a   Buckley, Gillian ^a   Clark, Jeanne M ^a   Horska, Alena ^b   Diehl, Anna Mae ^c  

^a Department of Medicine ^*

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT; VSL3; PROTON;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FATTY LIVER; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADULT; LIVER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PILOT STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; FATTY LIVER; HUMANS; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBIOTICS; PROTONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149229736     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e31816d920c     Document Type: Letter

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