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Deficits in lung alveolarization and function after systemic maternal inflammation and neonatal hyperoxia exposure.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) - 1 May 2010
Velten Markus, Heyob Kathryn M, Rogers Lynette K, Welty Stephen E
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Systemic maternal inflammation contributes to preterm birth and is associated with development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Infants with BPD exhibit decreased alveolarization, diffuse interstitial fibrosis with thickened alveolar septa, and impaired pulmonary function. We tested the hypothesis that systemic prenatal LPS administration to pregnant mice followed by postnatal hyperoxia exposure is associated...
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