Intestinal microbiota influence the early postnatal development of the enteric nervous system

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 98-107

  Collins, J ^a,b   Borojevic, R ^b   Verdu, E F ^a,b   Huizinga, J D ^a,b   Ratcliffe, E M ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Development; Enteric nervous system; Microbiota; Postnatal; Small intestine

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; N(G) NITROARGININE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM; FEMALE; ILEUM; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; JEJUNUM; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NITRERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE;

DEVELOPMENT; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; MICROBIOTA; POSTNATAL; SMALL INTESTINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DUODENUM; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; ILEUM; JEJUNUM; MICE; MICROBIOTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84890162498     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12236     Document Type: Article

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