The microbiota influences cell death and microglial colonization in the perinatal mouse brain

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue , 2018, Pages 218-229

  Castillo Ruiz, Alexandra ^a   Mosley, Morgan ^a   George, Arlene J ^a   Mussaji, Lamiyah F ^a   Fullerton, Evan F ^a   Ruszkowski, Elara M ^a   Jacobs, Andrew J ^a   Gewirtz, Andrew T ^a   Chassaing, Benoit ^a   Forger, Nancy G ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated caspase 3; Arcuate nucleus; CA1 oriens; Cytokines; Germ free; Iba1; Neonatal; Paraventricular nucleus; Prenatal

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BRAIN MAPPING; CELL DEATH; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EMBRYO; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROFLORA; MICROGLIA; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; ANIMAL; BRAIN; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

AUTACOID;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL DEATH; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; MICE; MICROBIOTA; MICROGLIA; NEURONS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 85029231847     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: 10902139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2017.08.027     Document Type: Article

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