Commensal microbiota modulate murine behaviors in a strictly contamination-free environment confirmed by culture-based methods

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 521-e371

  Nishino, R ^a,b   Mikami, K ^a,b   Takahashi, H ^a   Tomonaga, S ^c,d   Furuse, M ^c   Hiramoto, T ^e   Aiba, Y ^a   Koga, Y ^a   Sudo, N ^e  

^a Laboratory for Infectious Diseases   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Behavior; Germfree; Microbiota; Stress

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; MONOAMINE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM INFANTIS; BLAUTIA COCCOIDES; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; CATECHOLAMINE METABOLISM; CLOSTRIDIUM; COMMENSAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; GERMFREE ANIMAL; GNOTOBIOTICS; LABORATORY TEST; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURNOVER TIME;

EID: 84878011292     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12110     Document Type: Article

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