Development of the utero-placental circulation: The role of carbon monoxide and nitric oxide in trophoblast invasion and spiral artery transformation

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 402-411

  Lyall, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytotrophoblast; Fetal growth restriction; Hemeoxygenase; Nitric oxide synthase; Pre eclampsia; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; OBSTETRICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

BLOOD SUPPLY; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; FETAL GROWTH RESTRICTION; HEMEOXYGENASE; IN-VITRO MODELS; INTENSIVE RESEARCH; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASES; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; VESSEL WALLS;

NITRIC OXIDE;

CARBON MONOXIDE; HEME OXYGENASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; FETUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; TROPHOBLAST; UTERINE ARTERY; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0037363418     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.10278     Document Type: Article

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