Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics—approaching a definition
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0002-9165,1938-3207
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/73.2.361s