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Vagal immune-to-brain communication: a visceral chemosensory pathway.

L. E. Goehler, L. E. Goehler, R. Gaykema, R. Gaykema, M. K. Hansen, K. Anderson, S. Maier, L. Watkins

2000.12.20AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL

DOI: 10.1016/s1566-0702(00)00219-8

tlooto Summary

The immune system operates as a diffuse sensory system, detecting the presence of specific chemical constituents associated with dangerous micro-organisms, and then signalling the brain, which constitutes a chemosensory system.

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GOEHLER, L. E., et al. Vagal immune-to-brain communication: A visceral chemosensory pathway. AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL, 2000, 85 1-3: 49–59.