Microbiome and the Effect on Immune Response

Allergy, Immunity and Tolerance in Early Childhood: The First Steps of the Atopic March

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 171-194

  Jenmalm, Maria C ^a   Björkstén, Bengt ^b,c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Cesarean section; Childhood; Gut microbiota; Immune development; Infancy; Microbiome; Microbiota; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84967163594     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-420226-9.00011-5     Document Type: Chapter

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