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The chicken or the egg? Sildenafil therapy for fetal cardiovascular dysfunction during hypoxic development: studies in the chick embryo
Author(s) -
Sless Ryan T.,
Hayward Nathaniel E.,
Ryan Paul M.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.802
H-Index - 240
eISSN - 1469-7793
pISSN - 0022-3751
DOI - 10.1113/jp274593
Subject(s) - sildenafil , embryo , fetus , embryogenesis , andrology , hypoxia (environmental) , medicine , biology , physiology , pregnancy , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , organic chemistry , oxygen
Chronic hypoxia in the gestating fetus is a common occurrence which invariably leads to a variety of adverse events such as premature delivery, pulmonary hypertension, intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and fetal/adult cardiovascular dysfunction.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved