Vasoconstriction of small arteries isolated from the human placental chorionic plate in normal and compromised pregnancy

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 237-246

  Wareing, Mark ^a   Baker, Philip N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artery; Human; Intrauterine growth restriction; Placenta; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ARGIPRESSIN; THROMBOXANE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CHORION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPROMISED PREGNANCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MYOGRAPHY; PARALLEL WIRE MYOGRAPHY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTAL CHORIONIC PLATE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ARTERIES; CHORION; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 9244241014     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PRG-200030297     Document Type: Article

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