Serotonin transporter genotype modulates the gut microbiota composition in young rats, an effect augmented by early life stress

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue , 2017, Pages

  El Aidy, Sahar ^a   Ramsteijn, Anouschka S ^b   Dini Andreote, Francisco ^b   van Eijk, Roel ^b   Houwing, Danielle J ^b   Salles, Joana F ^b   Olivier, Jocelien D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Heterozygous; Intestinal bacteria; Knockout rats; Maternal separation; Serotonin transporter; Wild type

Indexed keywords

EID: 85026346403     PISSN: 16625102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2017.00222     Document Type: Article

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