Effects of Genes and Environment on the Fetoplacental Arterial Microcirculation in Mice Revealed by Micro-Computed Tomography Imaging

Microcirculation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 48-57

  Rennie, Monique Y ^a   Sled, John G ^b   Adamson, S Lee ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arteries; Mutant strains; Placental circulation; Vascular branching morphogenesis; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; TOXIN;

ARTERIAL CIRCULATION; ARTERY; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EX VIVO STUDY; FETOPLACENTAL ARTERIAL TREE; FLOW RATE; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HETEROZYGOTE; IN VIVO STUDY; MALARIA; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULARIZATION;

ARTERIES; MUTANT STRAINS; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; VASCULAR BRANCHING MORPHOGENESIS; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANIMALS; ARTERIES; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MICROCIRCULATION; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84891623387     PISSN: 10739688     EISSN: 15498719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/micc.12073     Document Type: Article

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