Birth and Neonatal Transition in the Guinea Pig: Experimental Approaches to Prevent Preterm Birth and Protect the Premature Fetus

Birth and Neonatal Transition in the Guinea Pig: Experimental Approaches to Prevent Preterm Birth and Protect the Premature Fetus

The guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) displays many features of gestational physiology that makes it the most translationally relevant rodent species. Progesterone production undergoes a luteal to placental shift as in human pregnancy with levels rising during gestation and with labor and delivery occurr...

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Main Authors: Jonathan J. Hirst, Hannah K. Palliser, Julia C. Shaw, Gabrielle Crombie, David W. Walker, Tamas Zakar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
guinea pig
progesterone
preterm birth
IUGR
neurodevelopment
neurosteroids
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.01802/full

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