Chronic dexamethasone exposure retards growth without altering the digestive tract microbiota composition in goats

Chronic dexamethasone exposure retards growth without altering the digestive tract microbiota composition in goats

Abstract Background Dexamethasone (Dex), an artificially synthetic cortisol substitute, is commonly used as an anti-inflammatory drug, and is also employed to mimic the stress state experimentally. It is well known that chronic stress disturbs the gut microbiota community and digestive functions. Ho...

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Main Authors: Canfeng Hua, Yali Geng, Qu Chen, Liqiong Niu, Liuping Cai, Shiyu Tao, Yingdong Ni, Ruqian Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Chronic stress
Dexamethasone
Growth
Micobiota composition
Goat
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-018-1253-1

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