Gut microbiota and allergy: The importance of the pregnancy period

Pediatric Research

Volumn 77, Issue , 2015, Pages 214-219

  Abrahamsson, Thomas R ^a,b   Wu, Richard You ^b   Jenmalm, Maria C ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; EPIGENETICS; EPITHELIUM; EXPOSURE; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIOME; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PROGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA;

EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MICROBIOTA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84920587175     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: 15300447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pr.2014.165     Document Type: Review

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