The effect of fasting on immunity (IMAGE)

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine

The effect of fasting on immunity

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The image shows that during fasting a specific region in the brain controls redistribution of monocytes in the blood with consequences on response to infection upon refeeding.

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Mount Sinai Health System

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