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- Title
Reduced anxiety-like behavior and central neurochemical change in germ-free mice.
- Authors
Neufeld, K M; Kang, N; Bienenstock, J; Foster, J A
- Abstract
There is increasing interest in the gut-brain axis and the role intestinal microbiota may play in communication between these two systems. Acquisition of intestinal microbiota in the immediate postnatal period has a defining impact on the development and function of the gastrointestinal, immune, neuroendocrine and metabolic systems. For example, the presence of gut microbiota regulates the set point for hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity.
- Publication
Neurogastroenterology and motility, 2011, Vol 23, Issue 3, p255
- ISSN
1365-2982
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2982.2010.01620.x