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Review
. 2017 Jan;45(1):190-194.
doi: 10.1177/0192623316672073. Epub 2016 Oct 23.

The Microbiome

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The Microbiome

Ellen K Silbergeld. Toxicol Pathol. 2017 Jan.

Abstract

The microbiome is increasingly recognized as a critical component in human development, health, and disease. Its relevance to toxicology and pharmacology involves challenges to current concepts related to absorption, metabolism, gene:environment, and pathways of response. Framing testable hypotheses for experimental and epidemiological studies will require attention to study designs, biosampling, data analysis, and attention to confounders.

Keywords: epidemiology; metabolomics; metagenomics; microbiome; pharmacology; toxicology.

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