Bacterial infection causes stress-induced memory dysfunction in mice

Background: The brain–gut axis is a key regulator of normal intestinal physiology; for example, psychological stress is linked to altered gut barrier function, development of food allergies and changes in behaviour. Whether intestinal events, such as enteric bacterial infections and bacterial coloni...

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Main Authors: Gareau, Melanie G., Wine, Eytan, Rodrigues, David M., Cho, Joon Ho, Whary, Mark T., Philpott, Dana J., MacQueen, Glenda, Sherman, Philip M.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Division of Comparative Medicine
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: BMJ Publishing 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/64426