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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (3 children)

“So far, almost all studies of gut neurotransmitters were conducted in adult animals or human subjects, where a specific gut cell type called enterochromaffin cells produce neurotransmitters,” said Dr. Zeng. “However, we discovered that this isn’t the case in the newborn gut where most of the serotonin is made by bacteria that are more abundant in the neonatal gut.”

Had no idea serotonin has other uses. Watch, the gut be responsible for modern wide spread depression.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Yes, that's a theory being explored currently.

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