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Vagus nerve manipulation and microglial plasticity in the prenatal brain
Marc Courchesne, Colin Wakefield, Karen Nygard +5
The efferent and afferent effects of the vagus nerve on the developing brain have remained enigmatic. Here we review the evidence of such effects on microglial plasticity in the sh…
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The vagus nerve regulates immunometabolic homeostasis in the ovine fetus near term: impact on terminal ileum
Mingju Cao, Shikha Kuthiala, Keven Jason Jean +8
The contribution of the vagus nerve to inflammation and glucosensing in the fetus is not understood. We hypothesized that vagotomy (Vx) will trigger a rise in systemic glucose leve…