Effect of Transient Maternal Hypotension on Apoptotic Cell Death in Foetal Rat Brain


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OZYUREK H., BAYRAK S., PEHLİVANOĞLU B., ATİLLA P., BALKANCI Z. D., CAKAR N., ...More

BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.31, no.1, pp.88-94, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2013.8313
  • Journal Name: BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.88-94
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Intrauterine perfusion insufficiency induced by transient maternal hypotension has been reported to be associated with foetal brain malformations. However, the effects of maternal hypotension on apoptotic processes in the foetal brain have not been investigated experimentally during the intrauterine period.