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Maternal heme oxygenase 1 regulates placental vasculature development via angiogenic factors in mice.
Biology of reproduction - 1 Nov 2011
Zhao Hui, Azuma Junya, Kalish Flora, Wong Ronald J, Stevenson David K
Abstract excerpt
The placental vasculature is critical for nutrient, gas, and waste exchange between the maternal and fetal systems. Its development depends on the proper expression and interaction of angiogenesis and associated growth factors. Heme oxygenase (HMOX), the enzyme for heme degradation, plays a role in angiogenesis and is highly expressed in the placenta. To evaluate the role of maternal HMOX1, the inducible HMOX...
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