The guinea pig as an animal model for studying perinatal changes in microvascular function

Pediatric Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-24

  Dyson, Rebecca M ^a,b   Palliser, Hannah K ^a,c   Kelleher, Meredith A ^a,c   Hirst, Jonathan J ^a,c   Wright, Ian M R ^a,b,d  

^a HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d JOHN HUNTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; FETUS; GUINEA PIG; IMMATURITY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICROCIRCULATION; MODELS, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY;

EID: 83655181105     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: 15300447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pr.2011.9     Document Type: Article

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