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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Butt RL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6353785 | biostudies-other | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Frontiers in endocrinology 20190124
The microorganisms within the intestinal tract (termed gut microbiota) have been shown to interact with the gut-brain axis, a bidirectional communication system between the gut and the brain mediated by hormonal, immune, and neural signals. Through these interactions, the microbiota might affect behaviors, including feeding behavior, digestive/absorptive processes (e.g., by modulating intestinal motility and the intestinal barrier), metabolism, as well as the immune response, with repercussions ...[more]