Animal models of gastrointestinal and liver diseases. Animal models of necrotizing enterocolitis: Pathophysiology, translational relevance, and challenges

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 306, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Lu, Peng ^a   Sodhi, Chhinder P ^a   Jia, Hongpeng ^a   Shaffiey, Shahab ^a   Good, Misty ^a   Branca, Maria F ^a   Hackam, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Innate immunity; Microflora; Necrotizing enterocolitis; TLR4

Indexed keywords

TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE MODEL; DROSOPHILA; HAMSTER; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE PERFUSION; MOUSE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PIGLET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL MODEL; INNATE IMMUNITY; MICROFLORA; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; TLR4;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84901700178     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: 15221547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00422.2013     Document Type: Article

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