The microbiota-gut-brain axis in functional gastrointestinal disorders

Gut Microbes

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  De Palma, Giada ^a   Collins, Stephen M ^a   Bercik, Premysl ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Functional gastrointestinal disorders; Gut brain axis; IBS; Microbiota

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

BRAIN; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; MICROBIOTA; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84905182016     PISSN: 19490976     EISSN: 19490984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/gmic.29417     Document Type: Review

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