American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 3 , Pages 279.e1-279.e8 , September 2009

Beyond white matter damage: fetal neuronal injury in a mouse model of preterm birth

Presented orally at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, San Diego, CA, Jan. 26-31, 2009.

  • Irina Burd, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Maternal and Child Health Research Program, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Irina D. Burd, MD, PhD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Child Health Research Program, Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health, University of Pennsylvania, 1353 Biomedical Research Bldg II/III, 421 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6142
    • ,
  • Jinghua Chai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Maternal and Child Health Research Program, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Juan Gonzalez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Maternal and Child Health Research Program, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Ella Ofori, BS

      Affiliations

    • Maternal and Child Health Research Program, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Hubert Monnerie, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Peter D. Le Roux, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Michal A. Elovitz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Maternal and Child Health Research Program, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Received 27 February 2009 ,Revised 26 April 2009 ,Accepted 1 June 2009.

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 This project was supported by National Institutes of Health Grant 5-R01-HD046544-0 (M.A.E.) and supported in part by the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics of the University of Pennsylvania. The project described was supported by Grant UL1RR024134 from the National Center for Research Resources.

 The content of this article is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Center for Research Resources or the National Institutes of Health.

 Cite this article as: Burd I, Chai J, Gonzalez J, et al. Beyond white matter damage: fetal neuronal injury in a mouse model of preterm birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;201:279.e1-8.

PII: S0002-9378(09)00634-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.06.013

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 3 , Pages 279.e1-279.e8 , September 2009

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