In vitro assessment of mouse uterine and fetoplacental vascular function

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 740-748

  Kusinski, L C ^a   Baker, P N ^a   Sibley, C P ^a   Wareing, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mouse; Pregnancy.; Umbilical; Uterine; Vascular

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS BLOOD; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS GROWTH; GENETIC MODEL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MOUSE; MYOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL VEIN; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; UTERUS RELAXATION; WIRE MYOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FETUS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOGRAPHY; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; UMBILICAL VEINS; UTERUS; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 67650422551     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719109336613     Document Type: Article

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