The effects of the ovarian cycle and pregnancy on uterine vascular impedance and uterine artery mechanics

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 144, Issue SUPPL 1, 2009, Pages

  Sprague, Benjamin J ^a,b   Phernetton, Terrance M ^b   Magness, Ronald R ^b,c   Chesler, Naomi C ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Circumferential elastic modulus; Estrogen; Progesterone; Uterine vascular resistance

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD; BLOOD FLOW; BREEDING; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PULSATILE FLOW; SHEEP; UTERUS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULARIZATION; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; BIOMECHANICS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; PULSATILE FLOW; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SHEEP; UTERUS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATION;

EID: 67650116682     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.02.041     Document Type: Article

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