Animal models of fetal growth restriction: Considerations for translational medicine

Placenta

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 623-630

  Swanson, A M ^a   David, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal models; Fetal growth restriction; Translational medicine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CELL INVASION; DISEASE MODEL; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS OUTCOME; FUNCTIONS OF EMBRYONIC, FETAL AND PLACENTAL STRUCTURES; GESTATION PERIOD; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERDIGITATION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LITTER SIZE; MATERNAL BLOOD; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; TROPHOBLAST; ANIMAL; FEMALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84929655389     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: 15323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.03.003     Document Type: Article

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