Melatonin Increases Fetal Weight in Wild-Type Mice but Not in Mouse Models of Fetal Growth Restriction

Melatonin Increases Fetal Weight in Wild-Type Mice but Not in Mouse Models of Fetal Growth Restriction

Fetal growth restriction (FGR) presents with an increased risk of stillbirth and childhood and adulthood morbidity. Melatonin, a neurohormone and antioxidant, has been suggested as having therapeutic benefit in FGR. We tested the hypothesis that melatonin would increase fetal growth in two mouse mod...

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Main Authors: Lewis J. Renshall, Hannah L. Morgan, Hymke Moens, David Cansfield, Sarah L. Finn-Sell, Teresa Tropea, Elizabeth C. Cottrell, Susan Greenwood, Colin P. Sibley, Mark Wareing, Mark R. Dilworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
FGR
IUGR
melatonin
pregnancy
mouse models
eNOS
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.01141/full

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