Probiotics and atherosclerosis – a new challenge?
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Chan Yee Kwan, Pirkka Kirjavainen, PhD, Chen Yan, PhD and Hani El-Nezami, PhD* School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, Hong Kong, China; Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, Hong Kong, China; Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, Hong Kong, China
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