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Vascular development in early ovine gestation: carotid smooth muscle function, phenotype, and biochemical markers.
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology - 1 Jul 2007
Hutanu Catalina, Cox Blair E, DeSpain Kevin, Liu Xiao-Tie, Rosenfeld Charles R
Abstract excerpt
Vascular smooth muscle (VSM) maturation is developmentally regulated and differs between vascular beds. The maturation and contribution of VSM function to tissue blood flow and blood pressure regulation during early gestation are unknown. The carotid artery (CA) contributes to fetal cerebral blood flow regulation and well being. We studied CA VSM contractility, protein contents, and phenotype beginning in the...
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