The intestinal microbiota and aging

World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 107, Issue , 2013, Pages 25-31

  O'Toole, Paul W ^a,c   Brigidi, Patrizia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

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EID: 84877940890     PISSN: 00842230     EISSN: 16623975     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000345748     Document Type: Review

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