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Is it time to spit? More evidence for the oral–gut–liver axis in liver disease

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Funding was provided by Office of Research and Development (Grant no. I0CX001076), National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (Grant nos. R21TR002024, R21TR003095).

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    Chathur Acharya & Jasmohan S. Bajaj

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Acharya, C., Bajaj, J.S. Is it time to spit? More evidence for the oral–gut–liver axis in liver disease. Hepatol Int 15, 4–5 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12072-021-10136-3

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