The effects of sildenafil citrate on feto-placental development and haemodynamics in a rabbit model of intrauterine growth restriction

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1239-1248

  López Tello, Jorge ^a   Arias Álvarez, María ^a   Jiménez Martínez, Maria Ángeles ^a   Barbero Fernández, Alicia ^a   García García, Rosa María ^a   Rodríguez, María ^b   Lorenzo, Pedro L ^a   Torres Rovira, Laura ^a   Astiz, Susana ^c   González Bulnes, Antonio ^c,d   Rebollar, Pilar G ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c INIA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

fetus; placenta; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

SILDENAFIL; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; HEMODYNAMICS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PULSATILITY INDEX; RABBIT MODEL; ANIMAL; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CROSS BREEDING; DECIDUA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; LEPORIDAE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PATHOLOGY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PULSATILE FLOW; RANDOMIZATION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CROSSES, GENETIC; DECIDUA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; PULSATILE FLOW; RABBITS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SILDENAFIL CITRATE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 85019351127     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD15330     Document Type: Article

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