• Microbiota and the control of blood-tissue barriers 

      Al-Asmakh, Maha; Hedin, Lars ( Taylor & Francis , 2015 , Article)
      The gastro-intestinal tract is an ecosystem containing trillions of commensal bacteria living in symbiosis with the host. These microbiota modulate a variety of our physiological processes, including production of vitamins, ...
    • The gut microbiota and developmental programming of the testis in mice 

      Al-Asmakh, Maha; Stukenborg, Jan-Bernd; Reda, Ahmed; Anuar, Farhana; Strand, Mona-Lisa; ... more authors ( Public Library of Science , 2014 , Article)
      Nutrients and environmental chemicals, including endocrine disruptors, have been incriminated in the current increase in male reproductive dysfunction, but the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. The gastrointestinal ...