Physiological evidence for arteriovenous anastomoses in the uterine circulation of late-pregnant ewes

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 92-98

  Miller, Suzanne L ^a   Dickson, Kerry ^b   Jenkin, Graham ^a   Walker, David W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous anastomoses; Pregnant sheep; Uterus

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CAPILLARY FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; SHUNTING; ULTRASOUND; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0031931133     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.1998.tb02183.x     Document Type: Article

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