Infant mouthing behavior: The immunocalibration hypothesis

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 925-932

  Fessler, Daniel M T ^a   Abrams, Elizabeth T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CALIBRATION; COGNITION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFANT; INGESTION; MEDICAL CARE; MOUTHING BEHAVIOR; MUCOSA; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUCKING; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; WEANING;

EID: 7044286027     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2004.08.004     Document Type: Article

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