The gut microbiota and developmental programming of the testis in mice

• Main Authors: Al-Asmakh, Maha, Stukenborg, Jan-Bernd, Reda, Ahmed, Anuar, Farhana, Strand, Mona-Lisa, Hedin, Lars, Pettersson, Sven, Söder, Olle
• Other Authors: Gray, Clive M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Medicine
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/105032; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/20417
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Nutrients and environmental chemicals, including endocrine disruptors, have been incriminated in the current increase in male reproductive dysfunction, but the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. The gastrointestinal tract represents the largest surface area exposed to our environment and thereby...