Induction of maternal immune activation in mice at mid-gestation stage with viral mimic poly(I:C)

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn 2016, Issue 109, 2016, Pages

  Chow, Ke Huan ^a   Yan, Zihao ^a,b   Wu, Wei Li ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Behavioral abnormalities; Cerebellar purkinje cells; Embryonic 12.5 days (E12.5); Hindbrain; Immunology; Interleukin 6 (IL 6); Issue 109; Maternal immune activation (MIA); Maternal infection; Maternal placental fetal axis; Polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (Poly(I:C)); Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

POLYINOSINIC POLYCYTIDYLIC ACID;

ANIMAL; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MOUSE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ANIMALS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MICE; POLY I-C; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84962361058     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/53643     Document Type: Article

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