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The effects of maternal hypoxia may be transmitted to the next generation through persistent alterations in maternal endocrine and metabolic regulation. In this study, using immunohistochemistry, quantitative RT-PCR, and Western blotting, we assessed morphological features and HIF1-dependent processes in the fetal and adult brains of progeny of female rats exposed to maternal hypoxia (PMH). We identified a delay in progenitor cell differentiation into neurons at embryonic day 14, a decreased number of neurons in the hippocampus, an increased number of astrocytes in the prefrontal cortex, and a decreased number of astrocytes in the raphe nuclei of the PMH rats. However, no significant changes were observed in HIF1\u03b1 protein levels or in the protein levels of HIF1-dependent gene products in the examined brain structures. 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