enteric
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This hormone activated enteric neurons connected to the gut, which then quickly transmitted signals to the brain through a direct gut-brain neural pathway.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026
But the enteric nervous system, which governs gut motility through a dense network of neurons that neuroscientists sometimes call the “second brain,” is not built to sustain that kind of chronic, pharmacological override.
From Slate ● Mar. 22, 2026
This source of methane is technically known as enteric fermentation.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2024
I will never let him use enteric aspirin again.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
We had lobar pneumonia, meningococcal meningitis, streptococcal infections, diphtheria, endocarditis, enteric fevers, various septicemias, syphilis, and, always, everywhere, tuberculosis.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
