Maternal Lipopolysaccharide Induces Cytokines in the Amniotic Fluid and Corticotropin Releasing Hormone in the Fetal Rat Brain
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Running Head: Maternal infection induces cytokines in fetal environment All correspondence to: Dave A. Gayle, Ph.D. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Research and Education Institute, RB-1, Box 446, Torrance, CA 90502. Phone: 310-222-1976; Fax: 310-222-4131; email: [email protected] Acknowledgements: This work was supported by funding from NIH RO1 DK43311 and NIH RO1 DK43311-01. Articles in PresS. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol (February 26, 2004). 10.1152/ajpregu.00664.2003
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