Gut microbiota: the link to your second brain.
review · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2015.03.033.
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Abstract
Serotonin is a highly ubiquitous signaling molecule that plays a role in the regulation of various physiological functions. Several lines of evidence, including the present work from Hsiao and colleagues, demonstrate that, in the gut, microbial-derived metabolites affect the production of serotonin that in turn impacts host physiological functions.
Medical subject headings
- Bacteria
- Gastrointestinal Tract
- Microbiota
- Serotonin