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. 2021 Mar;99(3):531-533.
doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.07.038. Epub 2020 Aug 19.

Statins, obesity, and the microbiome: a potential mechanism for the pleiotropic effects of statin therapy

Martin Reichel  1 , Felix Knauf  2
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Statins, obesity, and the microbiome: a potential mechanism for the pleiotropic effects of statin therapy

Martin Reichel et al. Kidney Int. 2021 Mar.
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Keywords: microbiome; obesity; statin.

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