Phenotypic characterization by high-resolution three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging evidences differential effects of embryo genotype on intrauterine growth retardation in NOS3-deficient mice

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 866-871

  Pallares, Pilar ^a   Perez Solana, Maria L ^a   Torres Rovira, Laura ^a   Gonzalez Bulnes, Antonio ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FETUS; GENOTYPE; GESTATION PERIOD; HETEROZYGOSITY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MEASUREMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADNEXA UTERI; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HEAD; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICE; MICE, 129 STRAIN; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

MUS;

EID: 79956277893     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.110.088534     Document Type: Article

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