Post-weaning social isolation of rats leads to long-term disruption of the gut microbiota-immune-brain axis
(2017)
Journal Article
Doherty, F. D., O’Mahony, S. M., Peterson, V. L., O’Sullivan, O., Crispie, F., Cotter, P. D., …Fone, K. C. (2018). Post-weaning social isolation of rats leads to long-term disruption of the gut microbiota-immune-brain axis. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 68, 261-273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2017.10.024
Early-life stress is an established risk for the development of psychiatric disorders. Post-weaning isolation rearing of rats produces lasting developmental changes in behavior and brain function that may have translational pathophysiological relevan... Read More about Post-weaning social isolation of rats leads to long-term disruption of the gut microbiota-immune-brain axis.