Endothelin and the regulation of uterine and placental perfusion in hypoxia-induced fetal growth restriction

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 16-21

  Thaete, Larry G ^a   Dewey, Elizabeth R ^b   Neerhof, Mark G ^b  

^a EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Endothelin; Endothelin receptors; Fetal growth restriction; Rat; Uteroplacental perfusion

Indexed keywords

ATRASENTAN; COBALT; ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; MICROSPHERE; OXYGEN; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS HYPOXIA; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYPOXIA; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; KIDNEY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA PERFUSION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; UTERUS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; ENDOTHELIN-1; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL HYPOXIA; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; KIDNEY; MICROSPHERES; OXYGEN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PYRROLIDINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, ENDOTHELIN A; UTERUS;

EID: 0347628812     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsgi.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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