Gut microbiome composition is associated with temperament during early childhood

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 45, Issue , 2015, Pages 118-127

  Christian, Lisa M ^a,b   Galley, Jeffrey D ^a,b   Hade, Erinn M ^c   Schoppe Sullivan, Sarah ^b   Kamp Dush, Claire ^b   Bailey, Michael T ^a,b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Children; Early life; Gut microbiome; Gut brain axis; Human; Mood; Stress; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIALISTER; EXTRAVERSION; FEAR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING; PARABACTEROIDES; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROSEQUENCING; RIKENELLACEAE; RUMINOCOCCACEAE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGENCY; TEMPERAMENT; BIODIVERSITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FECES; INFANT; INTESTINE; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

BIODIVERSITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINES; MALE; MICROBIOTA; PHYLOGENY; SEX FACTORS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 84924061021     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: 10902139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2014.10.018     Document Type: Article

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