Cross Talk: The Microbiota and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Humans evolved within a microbial ecosystem resulting in an interlinked physiology. The gut microbiota can signal to the brain via the immune system, the vagus nerve or other host-microbe interactions facilitated by gut hormones, regulation of tryptophan metabolism and microbial metabolites such as...

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Main Authors: John R. Kelly, Chiara Minuto, John F. Cryan, Gerard Clarke, Timothy G. Dinan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2017.00490/full