Regulation of amniotic fluid volume by intramembranous absorption in sheep: Role of passive permeability and vascular endothelial growth factor

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 786-793

  Daneshmand, Sean S ^a   Cheung, Cecilia Y ^a   Brace, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amnion; Amniotic fluid volume; Chorion; Intramembranous pathway; Permeability; Placenta; Regulation; Sheep; Vesicular transport

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TECHNETIUM 99M; VASCULOTROPIN;

ABSORPTION; AMNIOINFUSION; AMNION; AMNION FLUID; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHORION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PASSIVE TRANSPORT; PERMEABILITY; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHEEP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UPREGULATION; URINE FLOW RATE;

EID: 0037339793     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.160     Document Type: Article

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