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The gut microbiome is required for full protection against acute arsenic toxicity in mouse models

Arsenic poisons an estimated 200 million people worldwide through contaminated food and drinking water. Confusingly, the gut microbiome has been suggested to both mitigate and exacerbate arsenic toxicity. Here, we show that the microbiome protects mice from arsenic-induced mortality. Both antibiotic...

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Autores principales: Coryell, Michael, McAlpine, Mark, Pinkham, Nicholas V., McDermott, Timothy R., Walk, Seth T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6303300/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30575732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07803-9