Sex differences in the gut microbiome - Brain axis across the lifespan

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 371, Issue 1688, 2016, Pages

  Jašarević, Eldin ^a   Morrison, Kathleen E ^a   Bale, Tracy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Lifespan; Microbiome; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; IMMUNITY; LONGEVITY; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NEUROLOGY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

AGING; ANIMAL; BRAIN; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MALE; MAMMAL; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MALE; MAMMALS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84956652145     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0122     Document Type: Review

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