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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Mar;200(3):305.e1–305.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.01.020

Table 1.

Effect of Docosahexaenoic acid pretreatment on severity of brain volume loss by region

Treat N Hippocampus Other* Cortex Striatum
DHA/LPS 14 33.8±23.1 14.3±8.5 20.4±13.1 25.6±10.7
ALB/LPS 24 31.6±29.7 14.3±12.8 24.8±24.3 23.3±15.9
NS/NS 18 38.8±38.2 20.9±18.9 31.3±27.9 29.1±21.3

DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; LPS, Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide; NS, normal saline. Values are means±standard deviation of regional percent damage, calculated from regional volumes using the formula 100*(L-R)/L

*

other refers to any forebrain tissue other than hippocampus, cortex or striatum