Melatonin protects against lipopolysaccharide-induced intra-uterine fetal death and growth retardation in mice

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 40-47

  Chen, Yuan Hua ^a   Xu, De Xiang ^a   Wang, Jian Ping ^a   Wang, Hua ^a   Wei, Ling Zhen ^a   Sun, Mei Fang ^a   Wei, Wei ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Intra uterine fetal death; Intra uterine growth retardation; Lipopolysaccharide; Melatonin; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MELATONIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; GLUTATHIONE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS RESORPTION; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTECTION; TAIL; ANIMAL; BONE; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

EID: 33644899724     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2005.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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