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. 2014 Apr 4:5:43.
doi: 10.3389/fneur.2014.00043. eCollection 2014.

The gastrointestinal tract microbiome and potential link to Alzheimer's disease

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The gastrointestinal tract microbiome and potential link to Alzheimer's disease

James M Hill et al. Front Neurol. .
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Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; BDNF; BMAA; Bacteroidetes; Firmicutes; evolution; genetic complexity; microbiome.

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