Uteroplacental vascular development and placental function: An update

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 355-365

  Reynolds, Lawrence P ^a   Borowicz, Pawel P ^a   Caton, Joel S ^a   Vonnahme, Kimberly A ^a   Luther, Justin S ^a   Buchanan, David S ^a   Hafez, Shireen A ^a   Grazul Bilska, Anna T ^a   Redmer, Dale A ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Fetal growth; Placenta; Pregnancy; Regulation; Therapeutic

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPOIETIN 1; ANGIOPOIETIN 2; ANGIOPOIETIN RECEPTOR; ARGININE; CITRULLINE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ESTRADIOL; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA; NITRIC OXIDE; SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL; VARDENAFIL; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DRUG MECHANISM; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATION PERIOD; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MICROVASCULARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; VASODILATATION; ANIMAL; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; UTERUS; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; PLACENTA; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

EID: 77950352414     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.082799lr     Document Type: Article

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