Gestation-induced uterine vascular remodeling

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 550, Issue , 2009, Pages 103-123

  Scott, Pierre André ^a   Provencher, Mylène ^a   Guérin, Pascale ^a   St Louis, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

endothelin; immunohistochemistry; microvessels; myograph; smooth muscle; uterine arteries; Vascular remodeling; western blots

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL; BREEDING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PREGNANCY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; UTERUS; VASCULARIZATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; UTERUS;

EID: 69849085114     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-009-0_6     Document Type: Article

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