Animal Models to Study Placental Development and Function throughout Normal and Dysfunctional Human Pregnancy

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 11-16

  Grigsby, Peta L ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

animal models; Human Placenta Project; IUGR; placental development and function; preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; FETUS GROWTH; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; IMAGING; MATERNAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIMATE; PRIMATE MODEL; PROGENY; SHEEP; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RAT; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISEASES; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRIMATES; RATS; SHEEP;

EID: 84962310322     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: 15264564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1570031     Document Type: Article

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