Gut microbiota limits heavy metals burden caused by chronic oral exposure

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 222, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 132-138

  Breton, JérÔme ^a   Daniel, Catherine ^a   Dewulf, Joëlle ^a   Pothion, Stéphanie ^b   Froux, Nathalie ^b   Sauty, Mathieu ^c   Thomas, Patrick ^c   Pot, Bruno ^a   Foligné, Benoît ^a  

^a INSERM U1019   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Cadmium; Gene expression; Germ free mice; Gut microbiota; Lead

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; LEAD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEAVY METAL POISONING; INTESTINE FLORA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CADMIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM-FREE MICE; GUT MICROBIOTA; LEAD;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CADMIUM POISONING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FECES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GERM-FREE LIFE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; INTESTINES; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84882803833     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: 18793169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2013.07.021     Document Type: Article

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