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Sexual dimorphism of cardiometabolic dysfunction: Gut microbiome in the play?
30 May 2018
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sex is one of the most powerful modifiers of disease development. Clear sexual dimorphism exists in cardiometabolic health susceptibility, likely due to differences in sex steroid hormones. Changes in the gut microbiome have been linked with the development of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and atherosclerosis; however, the impact of microbes in sex-biased cardiometabolic disorders remains unclear. The gut...
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