CellWell record HH-19477
Indigenous bacteria from the gut microbiota regulate host serotonin biosynthesis
Yano JM et al.
Cell ยท 2015
In plain language
Spore-forming bacteria from mouse and human microbiota raised serotonin production by colonic enterochromaffin cells through specific faecal metabolites, and this microbial control of gut serotonin altered intestinal motility and platelet function.
- Evidence
- Emerging
- Design
- Primary research (design unspecified)
- Studied in
- Human, Animal
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