Development of a Rat Model of Intra-Amniotic Inflammation via Ultrasound-Guided Administration of a Triggering Agent in the Gestational Sac to Enable Analysis of Individual Amniotic Fluid Samples

• Main Authors: Jaroslav Stranik (Author), Marian Kacerovsky (Author), Martin Sterba (Author), Ctirad Andrys (Author), Cilia Abad (Author), Frantisek Staud (Author), Stanislav Micuda (Author), Ondrej Soucek (Author), Bo Jacobsson (Author), Ivana Musilova (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objectives: To develop a rat model of intra-amniotic inflammation, characterized by the concentration of interleukin-6 in the amniotic fluid, induced by an ultrasound-guided transabdominal administration of lipopolysaccharide into individual gestational sacs.Methods: An ultrasound-guided transabdomi...