In vivo multiphoton microscopy technique to reveal the physiology of the mouse placenta

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 271-278

  Zenclussen, Ana C ^a   Olivieri, David N ^b   Dustin, Michael L ^c   Tadokoro, Carlos E ^d  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Intravital imaging; Malaria; Placenta; Plasmodium chabaudi; Two photon microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IN VIVO STUDY; MICROSCOPE; MOUSE; MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FETUS; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; MALARIA; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE, MULTIPHOTON; PLACENTA; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84865290565     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2012.01161.x     Document Type: Article

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