Effect of Porphyromonas gingivalis infection in the placenta and umbilical cord in pregnant mice with low birth weight.

Author
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S Udagawa
S Katagiri
S Maekawa
Y Takeuchi
R Komazaki
A Ohtsu
N Sasaki
T Shiba
K Watanabe
K Ishihara
N Sato
N Miyasaka
Y Izumi
Abstract
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Growing evidence indicates an association between periodontitis and delivery outcome; however, the mechanism is unclear. This study aimed to investigate the influence of Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) infection on delivery outcome in mice.
Year of Publication
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2018
Journal
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Acta odontologica Scandinavica
Number of Pages
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1-9
Date Published
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2018
ISSN Number
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0001-6357
URL
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http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00016357.2018.1426876
DOI
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10.1080/00016357.2018.1426876
Short Title
:
Acta Odontol Scand
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