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김치에서 분리한 새로운 프로바이오틱스의 개발을 위한 Lactobacillus species의 스크리닝 및 평가 : Screening and evaluation of Lactobacillus species for the development of novel probiotics isolated from kimchi

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' 김치에서 분리한 새로운 프로바이오틱스의 개발을 위한 Lactobacillus species의 스크리닝 및 평가 : Screening and evaluation of Lactobacillus species for the development of novel probiotics isolated from kimchi' 의 주제별 논문영향력
논문영향력 선정 방법
논문영향력 요약
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  • cholesterol
  • lactobacillus
  • obesity
  • probiotics
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' 김치에서 분리한 새로운 프로바이오틱스의 개발을 위한 Lactobacillus species의 스크리닝 및 평가 : Screening and evaluation of Lactobacillus species for the development of novel probiotics isolated from kimchi' 의 참고문헌

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