Shear stress and spiral artery remodelling: The effects of low shear stress on trophoblast-induced endothelial cell apoptosis

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 130-139

  James, Joanna L ^a   Whitley, Guy S ^a   Cartwright, Judith E ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Endothelial cell; Shear stress; Spiral artery remodelling; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

DACTINOMYCIN; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; NITRIC OXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SHEAR STRESS; SPIRAL ARTERY; TIME LAPSE IMAGING; TROPHOBLAST; UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELL; UTERINE ARTERY;

ANTIGENS, CD95; APOPTOSIS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; DACTINOMYCIN; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FAS LIGAND PROTEIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; NITRIC OXIDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS; TROPHOBLASTS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 79952827736     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvq396     Document Type: Article

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