Association of the intestinal microbiota and obesity

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 60-64

  López Cepero, Andrea A ^a   Palacios, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Intestinal microbiota; Obesity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTESTINE; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; OBESITY;

HUMANS; INTESTINES; MICROBIOTA; OBESITY;

EID: 84930404713     PISSN: 07380658     EISSN: 23736011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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