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. 2023 Dec;19(12):687.
doi: 10.1038/s41574-023-00907-3.

Obesity is transferable through the gut microbiota

Béatrice S-Y Choi  1 , Sune K Yang-Jensen  2
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Obesity is transferable through the gut microbiota

Béatrice S-Y Choi et al. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2023 Dec.
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