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Fields covered by the research teams include:

(see PubMed list at the bottom of this page)

• Characterization of the toxicity of mycotoxins produced by certain fungi, natural contaminants of animal of human foods on the immune system (Team BioToMyc ; Biosynthesis & Toxicity of Mycotoxins) ;

• Hormonal regulation in the intestinal barrier function and the effects of xenobiotics (nanoparticles, endocrine disruptors...) on the microbiota-gut-immune system axis, from the perinatal period to adulthood (Team ENTeRisk ; Endocrinology & Toxicology of the Intestinal Barrier) ;

• Development of integrative approaches for the evaluation of endocrine disruptors and their mechanisms of action (Team EXPER ; EXPosure, Endocrino-metabolic disruption & Reproduction) ;

• Genotoxicity & signaling (Team GS ; Genotoxicity & Signaling) ;

• Metabolism & Xenobiotics (Team MeX ; Metabolism & Xenobiotics) ;

• Neuro-Gastroenterology & Nutrition (Team NGN ; Neuro-Gastroenterology & Nutrition) ;

• Understand why cured and red meat can cause colon cancer, and seek how to prevent this toxicity (Team PPCF ; Prevention & Promotion of Carcinogenesis by Food) ;

• Determination of the impact of xenobiotics (drugs, mycotoxins, food contaminants, endocrine disruptors) on organisms by functional, genomic and analytic approaches (Team TIM ; Integrative Toxicology & Metabolism).