Placental vascular endothelial growth factor receptor system mRNA expression in pigs selected for placental efficiency

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 554, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 194-201

  Vonnahme, Kimberly A ^a   Ford, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SWINE; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; FETUS; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PLACENTAL EFFICIENCY; VASCULAR DENSITY; YORKSHIRE PIG;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RNA, MESSENGER; SUS SCROFA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-1; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-2;

EID: 0347126391     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.055061     Document Type: Article

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