Myoendometrial versus placental uterine arteries: Structural, mechanical, and functional differences in late-pregnant rabbits

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 215-221

  Cipolla, M J ^a   Binder, N D ^a   Osol, G ^a  

^a Mail Code OP 11   (United States)

Author keywords

Myogenic tone; Pregnancy; Uterine arteries; Vascular growth and remodeling

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY TONE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PLACENTA PERFUSION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SHEAR STRESS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERINE ARTERY; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0030740897     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70464-2     Document Type: Article

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