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Mode of Delivery Shapes Gut Colonization Pattern and Modulates Regulatory Immunity in Mice
21 Jun 2014
Abstract excerpt
Delivery mode has been associated with long-term changes in gut microbiota composition and more recently also with changes in the immune system. This has further been suggested to link Cesarean section (C-section) with an increased risk for development of immune-mediated diseases such as type 1 diabetes. In this study, we demonstrate that both C-section and cross-fostering with a genetically distinct strain...
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