Amino acid metabolism in intestinal bacteria and its potential implications for mammalian reproduction

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 389-409

  Dai, Zhaolai ^a   Wu, Zhenlong ^a   Hang, Suqin ^b   Zhu, Weiyun ^b   Wu, Guoyao ^a,c  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Bacteria; Intestine; Metabolism; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; AMINO ACID; PROTEIN INTAKE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; BREAST MILK; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTESTINE FLORA; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MICROBIOME; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REVIEW; UTERUS FUNCTION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NIDATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN INTAKE; SPERMATOGENESIS; THERAPEUTIC USE;

MAMMALIA;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; DIETARY PROTEINS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREBIOTICS; PREGNANCY; PROBIOTICS; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 84929717524     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gav003     Document Type: Review

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