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. 2023 Aug;601(16):3445-3446.
doi: 10.1113/JP284905. Epub 2023 Jun 3.

The gut-muscle axis shapes exercise performance

Tomer Jordi Chaffer  1   2   3 , Fahimeh Jafarnezhad-Ansariha  4
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The gut-muscle axis shapes exercise performance

Tomer Jordi Chaffer et al. J Physiol. 2023 Aug.
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Keywords: endurance performance; exercise training; gut microbiome; gut-muscle axis; skeletal muscle.

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