Title

The impact of maternal immune activation on fetal brain development

Authors and Researchers

BrainsCAN , Western University
Stephen Renaud, Western University
Susanne Schmid, Western University

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Description

We will be studying the contribution of two distinct immune cell subtypes to fetal brain development: the mother's main immune cells present in the uterus (known as uterine natural killer cells), and the fetal brain's main immune cells (fetal microglial cells).

Publication Date

2018

Publisher

BrainsCAN

City

London

Keywords

Mental health, Neonatal, Neurodevelopment

Disciplines

Neurosciences

Funding

Funding Program

BrainsCAN Accelerator Grant: Stimulus

Additional BrainsCAN Support

Rodent Cognition Core

Notes

Western Faculty, Group or Institution

Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.