Validation studies for germ-free Smad3-/- mice as a bio-assay to test the causative role of fecal microbiomes in IBD
While the association between microbiomes and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is well known, establishing causal relationships between the two is difficult in humans. Germ-free (GF) mice genetically susceptible to IBD can address this question. Smad3-/- mice with defective transforming growth facto...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2020-01-01
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Series: | Gut Microbes |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2019.1611151 |