Publication Date:
2015-06-25
Description:
Article Growing evidence suggests that environmental rather than genetic factors are major contributors to asthma development. Here the authors show that high intake of dietary fibre by pregnant mice increases resistance of their progeny to the development of allergic airways disease. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms8320 Authors: Alison N. Thorburn, Craig I. McKenzie, Sj Shen, Dragana Stanley, Laurence Macia, Linda J. Mason, Laura K. Roberts, Connie H. Y. Wong, Raymond Shim, Remy Robert, Nina Chevalier, Jian K. Tan, Eliana Mariño, Rob J. Moore, Lee Wong, Malcolm J. McConville, Dedreia L. Tull, Lisa G. Wood, Vanessa E. Murphy, Joerg Mattes, Peter G. Gibson, Charles R. Mackay
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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