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. 2014 Sep 15:8:720.
doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00720. eCollection 2014.

Microbiota, the immune system, black moods and the brain-melancholia updated

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Microbiota, the immune system, black moods and the brain-melancholia updated

Lesley E Smythies et al. Front Hum Neurosci. .
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Keywords: MDD; exosomes; gut-brain networks; inflammation; leaky gut hypothesis; microbiota; psychobiotics; stress.

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