Placental angiogenesis in sheep models of compromised pregnancy

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 565, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-58

  Reynolds, Lawrence P ^a   Borowicz, Pawel P ^a   Vonnahme, Kimberly A ^a   Johnson, Mary Lynn ^a   Grazul Bilska, Anna T ^a   Redmer, Dale A ^a   Caton, Joel S ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; ANGIOPOIETIN 1; ANGIOPOIETIN 2; ANGIOPOIETIN RECEPTOR; BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2; SELENIUM;

ALTITUDE; ANGIOGENESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; GESTATIONAL AGE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN PERIOD; NONHUMAN; OVERNUTRITION; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHEEP; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; COMPROMIZED PREGNANCY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; HYPOBARISM; MATERNAL NUTRIENT DEPRIVATION; MATERNAL NUTRIENT EXCESS; MATERNAL OBESITY; NUTRIENT; PLACENTAL ANGIOGENESIS;

ANGIOGENIC PROTEINS; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SHEEP;

EID: 19444386106     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2004.081745     Document Type: Review

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