Umbilical cord occlusions in near-term ovine fetus induce increased beat-to-beat heart rate variability correlating to decreases in neuroinflammation: a case for the afferent cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway?
Martin G Frasch, Mark Szynkaruk, Andrew P Prout, Karen Nygard, Ruud Veldhuizen, Robert Hammond, Bryan S Richardson
The paper investigates how umbilical cord occlusions in near-term ovine fetuses affect heart rate variability and neuroinflammation, suggesting a role for the afferent cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway.
Journal of Neuroinflammation · Dec 1, 2016Peer-reviewedPhysiology