Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine, Volume. 45, Issue 3, 349(2025)
Research Progress on Characteristics Analysis of Gut Microbiota and Its Sex Differences in Laboratory Animals
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SHEN Huangyi, HUANG Yufei, YANG Yunpeng. Research Progress on Characteristics Analysis of Gut Microbiota and Its Sex Differences in Laboratory Animals[J]. Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine, 2025, 45(3): 349
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Received: Aug. 23, 2024
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Published Online: Aug. 26, 2025
The Author Email: YANG Yunpeng (ypyang@yzu.edu.cn)