axis
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From then, family gatherings dwindled, public appearances were mostly separate, and the Pawar name, once seen as a single axis of power, fractured into two rival camps.
From BBC
She also found increased expression of serotonin receptors, which help transmit signals from the gut to the brain through the vagus nerve, strengthening communication along the gut-brain axis.
From Science Daily
A grand east-west cross axis defines Washington, running west from the Anacostia to the Capitol, through the National Mall, past the Washington Monument, and to the Lincoln Memorial at the Potomac.
These rhythms are regulated by a feedback network known as the HPA axis.
From Science Daily
"There is a two-way communication between our brain and our gut, the gut-brain axis," he says.
From BBC
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