Intestinal microbiota during infancy and its implications for obesity

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 249-256

  Reinhardt, Christoph ^a   Reigstad, Christopher S ^a   Bäckhed, Fredrik ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gut microbiota; Infancy; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENTEROENDOCRINE CELL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; INFANCY; INTESTINE FLORA; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; INNATE IMMUNITY; INTESTINE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INFANT; INTESTINES; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MICE; OBESITY;

EID: 67649161262     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318183187c     Document Type: Review

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