Myelin Expression Is Altered in the Brains of Neonatal Rats Reared in a Fluctuating Oxygen Atmosphere

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Kofi Sedowofia · University of Edinburgh

David Giles · University of Edinburgh

Jean Wade · University of Edinburgh

Steve Cunningham · University of Edinburgh

Janet R. McColm · University of Edinburgh

Robert A. Minns · University of Edinburgh

Neil McIntosh

Abstract

We conclude that fluctuations in blood oxygen, observed in preterm survivors, may constitute a source of injury to the white matter and corpus striatum of the developing brain and contribute to the neurological sequelae in extremely premature infants.

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Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Infant Development and Preterm Care Neonatal Respiratory Health Research

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Published in: Neonatology

Volume 94, Issue 2, pp. 113-122

DOI: 10.1159/000119721

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Myelin Expression Is Altered in the Brains of Neonatal Rats Reared in a Fluctuating Oxygen Atmosphere

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