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Extracting DNA from the Gut Microbes of the Termite Zootermopsis Angusticollis and Visualizing Gut Microbes
Published on: May 28, 2007
A gut-retching discovery
Jane Y Chen1, Richard D Palmiter1
1Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98199, USA.
Abstract:
In this issue of Cell, Xie et al. identify a gut-to-brain pathway that triggers retching after toxic food ingestion or emetic agent administration. Their results shed light on how peripheral signals reach the brain to orchestrate appropriate behavioral responses and facilitate learning to prevent repeated ingestion of harmful substances.
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