Uteroplacental circulation and fetal vascular function and development

Current Vascular Pharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 748-757

  Thornburg, Kent L ^a   Louey, Samantha ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow regulation; Compromise; Placental insufficiency; Pregnancy; Vasculature

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE; ADRENALIN; ANGIOTENSIN II; BRADYKININ; ENDOTHELIN 1; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FORSKOLIN; HISTAMINE; MICROSPHERE; NEUROKININ B; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NORADRENALIN; OXYGEN; OXYTOCIN; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTAGLANDIN A1; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; SEROTONIN; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL; VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1; VASOPRESSIN;

ADAPTATION; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FETUS GROWTH; HEART FORAMEN OVALE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; LIPID DIET; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84888099387     PISSN: 15701611     EISSN: 18756212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1570161111311050012     Document Type: Article

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