Prenatal Exposure to Lipopolysaccharide Results in Myocardial Fibrosis in Rat Offspring

Prenatal Exposure to Lipopolysaccharide Results in Myocardial Fibrosis in Rat Offspring

The epigenetic plasticity hypothesis indicates that exposure during pregnancy may cause adult-onset disorders, including hypertension, myocardial infarction and heart failure. Moreover, myocardial fibrosis coincides with hypertension, myocardial infarction and heart failure. This study was designed...

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Main Authors: Xin Chen, Yujie Tang, Meng Gao, Shugang Qin, Jianzhi Zhou, Xiaohui Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-05-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
myocardial fibrosis
lipopolysaccharide
pyrrolidine dithiocarbamic acid
pregnant
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/16/5/10986

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