Safety and Tolerability of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 and Effects on Biomarkers in Healthy Adults: Results from a Randomized Masked Trial

Nisha Mangalat; Yuying Liu; Nicole Y. Fatheree; Michael J. Ferris; Melissa R. Van Arsdall; Zhongxue Chen; Mohammad H. Rahbar; Wallace A. Gleason; Johana Norori; Dat Q. Tran; J. Marc Rhoads

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043910

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Safety and Tolerability of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 and Effects on Biomarkers in Healthy Adults: Results from a Randomized Masked Trial

Nisha Mangalat ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Nisha Mangalat, Yuying Liu

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Yuying Liu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Nisha Mangalat, Yuying Liu

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Nicole Y. Fatheree,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Michael J. Ferris,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Science Center and The Research Institute for Children, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Melissa R. Van Arsdall,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Zhongxue Chen,

Affiliation Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design Core, Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Mohammad H. Rahbar,

Affiliations Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design Core, Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America, Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Wallace A. Gleason,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Johana Norori,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Science Center and The Research Institute for Children, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Dat Q. Tran,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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J. Marc Rhoads

* E-mail: J. Marc.Rhoads@uth.tmc.edu

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Safety and Tolerability of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 and Effects on Biomarkers in Healthy Adults: Results from a Randomized Masked Trial

Nisha Mangalat,
Yuying Liu,
Nicole Y. Fatheree,
Michael J. Ferris,
Melissa R. Van Arsdall,
Zhongxue Chen,
Mohammad H. Rahbar,
Wallace A. Gleason,
Johana Norori,
Dat Q. Tran

Published: September 6, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043910

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