Gender Differences in Bile Acids and Microbiota in Relationship with Gender Dissimilarity in Steatosis Induced by Diet and FXR Inactivation
Abstract This study aims to uncover how specific bacteria and bile acids (BAs) contribute to steatosis induced by diet and farnesoid X receptor (FXR) deficiency in both genders. A control diet (CD) and Western diet (WD), which contains high fat and carbohydrate, were used to feed wild type (WT) and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2017-05-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01576-9 |