Table 1. Experimental treatment groups.
Injection at 106d GA | Injection at 113d GA | Number of animals | |
---|---|---|---|
Control | IA saline | IM saline | 4 |
7d LPS | - | IA LPS | 7 |
7d Beta | - | IM Beta | 6 |
Beta-Pre + 7d LPS | IM Beta | IA LPS | 6 |
14d LPS | IA LPS | - | 7 |
14d LPS + Beta-Post | IA LPS | IM Beta | 6 |
IA: intra-amniotic; IM: intra-muscular; GA: gestational age; Beta: betamethasone; LPS: lipopolysaccharide; Beta-Pre: betamethasone pre-treatment; Beta-Post: betamethasone post-treatment.