Firmicutes in Gut Microbiota Correlate with Blood Testosterone Levels in Elderly Men.

Makoto Matsushita Kazutoshi Fujita Daisuke Motooka Koji Hatano Junya Hata Mitsuhisa Nishimoto Eri Banno Kentaro Takezawa Shinichiro Fukuhara Hiroshi Kiuchi Yue Pan Toshifumi Takao Akira Tsujimura Hirotsugu Shiroma Shota Nakamura Wataru Obara Hirotsugu Uemura Norio Nonomura

Published in: The world journal of men's health (2022)

Some intestinal bacteria belonging to the phylum Firmicutes were associated with testosterone levels in elderly males. Therefore, the gut microbiota could affect testosterone metabolism in elderly males.

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middle aged
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