Role of Spongiotrophoblast VEGFA during Pregnancy

The role of placental VEGFA in placental development and maternal pregnancy adaptations is unknown. In this thesis, one or both copies of Vegfa was knocked out from the placental spongiotrophoblast region using a mouse Cre-loxP system. Surprisingly, in pregnancies carrying 100% conceptuses with a si...

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Main Author: Li, Han
Other Authors: Adamson, Susan Lee
Language:en_ca
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/42892