Do smells prime our gut to fight off infection?

ScienceDaily
Aug 7, 2024, 10:55 pm114 pts
In nematodes and humans, mitochondrial stress in the nervous system initiates a whole-body response that is most pronounced in the gut. A recent study showed that in nematodes, the odor of a pathogen triggers the nervous system to broadcast this response to the rest of the organism, prepping mitochondria in…

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