The Impact of Gut Microbiota on Gender-Specific Differences in Immunity

The Impact of Gut Microbiota on Gender-Specific Differences in Immunity

Males and females are known to have gender-specific differences in their immune system and gut microbiota composition. Whether these differences in gut microbiota composition are a cause or consequence of differences in the immune system is not known. To investigate this issue, gut microbiota from c...

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Main Authors: Floris Fransen, Adriaan A. van Beek, Theo Borghuis, Ben Meijer, Floor Hugenholtz, Christa van der Gaast-de Jongh, Huub F. Savelkoul, Marien I. de Jonge, Marijke M. Faas, Mark V. Boekschoten, Hauke Smidt, Sahar El Aidy, Paul de Vos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
gender
gut microbiota
germ-free mice
immunity
inflammation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.00754/full

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