Bacterial translocation and changes in the intestinal microbiome associated with alcoholic liver disease

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 110-118

  Yan, Arthur W ^a   Schnabl, Bernd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholic liver disease; Bacterial translocation; Dysbiosis; Microbiome; Steatohepatitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874115025     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v4.i4.110     Document Type: Editorial

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