Sexual dimorphism of cardiometabolic dysfunction: Gut microbiome in the play?

Background: Sex is one of the most powerful modifiers of disease development. Clear sexual dimorphism exists in cardiometabolic health susceptibility, likely due to differences in sex steroid hormones. Changes in the gut microbiome have been linked with the development of obesity, type 2 diabetes, a...

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Main Authors: Tzu-Wen L. Cross, Kazuyuki Kasahara, Federico E. Rey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Molecular Metabolism
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212877818303314