Nutritional regulation of gut-brain immune crosstalk across the lifespan
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Authors
- Melody Y. Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0031-4267)
- Yulin Zhou
- Sebastian Del Toro
Institutions
- Cornell University (US)
- Center for Children (US)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Gut Microbes
- Published
- 2026-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2026.2725371
- Primary Topic
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development