Microglial activation, macrophage infiltration, and evidence of cell death in the fetal brain after uteroplacental administration of lipopolysaccharide in sheep in late gestation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 117.e1-117.e11

  Hutton, Lisa C ^a   Castillo Melendez, Margie ^a   Smythe, George A ^b   Walker, David W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

fetal sheep brain; macrophage; microglia; quinolinic acid; uteroplacental circulation

Indexed keywords

ACID; DYE; FUCHSINE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; QUINOLINIC ACID; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN REGION; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL INFILTRATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS BLOOD; FETUS CIRCULATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION; METABOLITE; MICROGLIA; MONOCYTE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PARENCHYMA; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; STAINING; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 37349070319     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.06.035     Document Type: Article

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