Sex and Age Differentially Regulate the Gut Microbiota and Gut Homeostasis in Mice

Abstract

The gut microbiota and gastrointestinal tract serve essentials roles in regulating host metabolism, but our understanding of how sex and age contribute to these processes remains unclear. We metabolically phenotyped young (6-month-old) and old (16-23-month-old) C57BL6 female and male chow-fed mice.

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