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The Sixth Sense Organs: The Gut

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After the skin, the gastrointestinal (GI) tract provides one of the largest interfaces in humans. This interface can interact with the external world and with the internal world as well. Therefore, the gut is seen as a sensory organ where chemicals and microorganisms receive sensory information and then, the effector systems including the endocrine, immune, neural, and organ defense systems are triggered in response to this information.

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  1. Molecular Immunology Research Center, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Amene Saghazadeh

  2. MetaCognition Interest Group (MCIG), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran

    Amene Saghazadeh, Helia Mojtabavi & Reza Khaksar

  3. Student’s Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Helia Mojtabavi

  4. Department of Cellular and Molecular Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Maryam Mahmoudi

  5. Dietitians and Nutrition Experts Team (DiNET), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran

    Maryam Mahmoudi

  6. Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Nima Rezaei

  7. Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Nima Rezaei

  8. Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Expert Group (SRMEG), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran

    Nima Rezaei

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Saghazadeh, A., Mojtabavi, H., Khaksar, R., Mahmoudi, M., Rezaei, N. (2019). The Sixth Sense Organs: The Gut. In: Rezaei, N., Saghazadeh, A. (eds) Biophysics and Neurophysiology of the Sixth Sense. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10620-1_22

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