Maternal Malaria Infection Alters the Formation of Blood Vessels in the Brains of Exposed Offspring (IMAGE)

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Maternal Malaria Infection Alters the Formation of Blood Vessels in the Brains of Exposed Offspring

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Maternal malaria infection alters the formation of blood vessels in the brains of exposed offspring. The exposed fetus has more small blood vessels in its brain by micro-CT scanning than the control fetus.

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