The role of the intestinal microflora for the development of the immune system in early childhood
β Scribed by Arthur Ouwehand; Erika Isolauri; Seppo Salminen
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 233 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1436-6207
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## Abstract A new study entitled βNormal gut microbiota modulates brain development and behaviorβ, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, requires that we reconsider the notion that the brain is an immuneβprivileged site. The authors demonstrate that intestinal microbiota