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Permeability refers to the ability of nutrients, microorganisms, and other constituents to pass through the cellular lining of any barrier. We will refer to it regarding the intestines and the gut barrier as “gut permeability.”
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The Center for Nutritional Psychology. (2024). Permeability. In Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.
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