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Is eating behavior manipulated by the gastrointestinal microbiota? Evolutionary pressures and potential mechanisms
Microbes in the gastrointestinal tract are under selective pressure to manipulate host eating behavior to increase their fitness, sometimes at the expense of host fitness. Microbes may do this through two potential strategies: (i) generating cravings for foods that they specialize on or foods that s...
Autores principales: | Alcock, Joe, Maley, Carlo C, Aktipis, C Athena |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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WILEY Periodicals, Inc.
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4270213/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25103109 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bies.201400071 |
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