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Interrelationships between the Gastrointestinal Microflora and Non-Nutrient Components of the Diet

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2007

Marie E. Coates  and
R. Walker
Marie E. Coates
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, SurreyGU2 5XH
R. Walker
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, SurreyGU2 5XH
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Nutrition Research Reviews , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , January 1992 , pp. 85 - 96
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