Posted by SLS on July 2, 2016, at 6:09:01
In reply to Scientists discover gut bacteria that eats GABA, posted by PeterMartin on July 2, 2016, at 3:12:51
> Newly discovered gut bacteria eats/needs GABA to survive influencing mood. Pretty interesting....
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> http://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/scientists-discover-gut-bacteria-that-influences-mood-by-eating-brain-chemical/
>I don't get it.
I was under the impression that GABA was prevented from entering the brain directly from the blood stream. GABA does not easily cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB)
I would like to see how reduced GABA in the gut yields reduced GABA in the brain.
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I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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