Spatiotemporal Angiogenic Patterns in the Development of the Mouse Fetal Blood–Brain Barrier System During Pregnancy
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
GD | Gestational day |
FGR | Fetal growth restriction |
PNVP | Perineural vascular plexus |
SVP | Subventricular vascular plexus |
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Brown, S.N.; Shallie, P.; Sierra, C.A.; Nayak, N.; Odibo, A.O.; Monaghan-Nichols, P.; Nayak, N.R. Spatiotemporal Angiogenic Patterns in the Development of the Mouse Fetal Blood–Brain Barrier System During Pregnancy. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2025, 26, 3862. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26083862
Brown SN, Shallie P, Sierra CA, Nayak N, Odibo AO, Monaghan-Nichols P, Nayak NR. Spatiotemporal Angiogenic Patterns in the Development of the Mouse Fetal Blood–Brain Barrier System During Pregnancy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2025; 26(8):3862. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26083862
Chicago/Turabian StyleBrown, Samuel Nofsinger, Philemon Shallie, Connor A. Sierra, Neha Nayak, Anthony O. Odibo, Paula Monaghan-Nichols, and Nihar R. Nayak. 2025. "Spatiotemporal Angiogenic Patterns in the Development of the Mouse Fetal Blood–Brain Barrier System During Pregnancy" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 26, no. 8: 3862. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26083862
APA StyleBrown, S. N., Shallie, P., Sierra, C. A., Nayak, N., Odibo, A. O., Monaghan-Nichols, P., & Nayak, N. R. (2025). Spatiotemporal Angiogenic Patterns in the Development of the Mouse Fetal Blood–Brain Barrier System During Pregnancy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26(8), 3862. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26083862