Castration influences intestinal microflora and induces abdominal obesity in high-fat diet-fed mice

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Harada, Naoki ^a   Hanaoka, Ryo ^a   Horiuchi, Hiroko ^a   Kitakaze, Tomoya ^a   Mitani, Takakazu ^a,b   Inui, Hiroshi ^a   Yamaji, Ryoichi ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; PNPLA2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CASTRATION; DEFICIENCY; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; INTESTINE FLORA; LIPID DIET; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CASTRATION; DIET, HIGH-FAT; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; LIPASE; MALE; MICE; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL;

EID: 84960500773     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep23001     Document Type: Article

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