EFFECT OF LIGATING A UTERINE ARTERY ON FETAL AND PLACENTAL DEVELOPMENT IN RAT
EFFECT OF LIGATING A UTERINE ARTERY ON FETAL AND PLACENTAL DEVELOPMENT IN RAT
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DOI:
10.1095/biolreprod14.3.246
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发表时间:
1976-01-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
BRUCE, NW
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BRUCE, NW
The left or right uterine artery was ligated in 100 rats on Day 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 12 of gestation. Uterine arterial ligation had no apparent effect on survival, malformation or sex ratios of fetuses examined on Day 22. There was a small decrease in fetal weight and an increase in placental weight particularly after ligation on Day 9. Placental hypertrophy, as an adaptation to impaired uterine circulation, is discussed, The mammalian fetus relies almost wholly on the placenta for its nutrition, respiration and excretion. Its rate of growth is thought to be modified by the functional capacity of the placenta however, the possibility that fetal demand may in turn affect the growth and function of the placenta has received little consideration. Yet placental hypertrophy has been observed in chronically anemic women (Beischer et al., 1968) and in rats following acute maternal blood loss (Bruce and Cabral, 1975); conditions in which an increased functional capacity might be needed to compensate for a reduction in blood 02 content or arterial perfusion pressure.