Ovine fetal thymus response to lipopolysaccharide-induced chorioamnionitis and antenatal corticosteroids.

Ovine fetal thymus response to lipopolysaccharide-induced chorioamnionitis and antenatal corticosteroids.

Chorioamnionitis is associated with preterm delivery and involution of the fetal thymus. Women at risk of preterm delivery receive antenatal corticosteroids which accelerate fetal lung maturation and improve neonatal outcome. However, the effects of antenatal corticosteroids on the fetal thymus in t...

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Main Authors: Elke Kuypers, Jennifer J P Collins, Reint K Jellema, Tim G A M Wolfs, Matthew W Kemp, Ilias Nitsos, J Jane Pillow, Graeme R Polglase, John P Newnham, Wilfred T V Germeraad, Suhas G Kallapur, Alan H Jobe, Boris W Kramer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3365024?pdf=render

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