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10.3389/fnut.2025.155394240181942PMC11966451- Publisher :Journal of Humanimal Sciences
- Publisher(Ko) :한경국립대학교 휴머니멀응용과학연구소
- Journal Title :Journal of Humanimal Sciences
- Journal Title(Ko) :휴머니멀과학학술지
- Volume : 1
- No :3
- Pages :125-140
- Received Date : 2025-09-14
- Revised Date : 2025-09-19
- Accepted Date : 2025-09-19
- DOI :https://doi.org/10.23341/jhas.2025.1.3.125


Journal of Humanimal Sciences
