Effects of undernutrition in early pregnancy on systemic small artery function in late-gestation fetal sheep

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 183, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1301-1307

  Ozaki, Takashi ^a   Hawkins, Paul ^a   Nishina, Hidenori ^a   Steyn, Clare ^a   Poston, Lucilla ^a   Hanson, Mark A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetus; Resistance vessel; Sheep; Undernutrition; Vascular dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BRADYKININ; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; BODY WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FETUS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALNUTRITION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; SHEEP; SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0033672394     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.107463     Document Type: Article

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