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Results for "supervisors_tesim:"Davidge, Sandra (Obstetrics and Gynecology, Physiology)""
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Spring 2016
Preeclampsia, defined as new-onset hypertension after 20 weeks of gestation with concurrent proteinuria, is the leading cause of maternal mortality. Preeclampsia is a multi-system disorder with serious maternal and fetal morbidities, which affects 2 – 8% of pregnancies worldwide. Although the...
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The Role of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 in the Pathophysiology of a Reduced Utero-Placental Perfusion Pressure Model of Preeclampsia
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Preeclampsia is a leading cause of maternal and fetal morbidity/mortality and induced preterm birth. Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent vasoactive agent, shown to be involved in the vascular endothelial dysfunction of preeclampsia. Big endothelin (bigET) is cleaved to ET-1 by several enzymes...
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Fall 2013
The placenta is an essential transitory fetal organ responsible for the key processes of nutrient, oxygen, and waste transfer between the mother and the fetus throughout gestation. Placental size is, importantly, known to correlate to fetal weight, and the malfunction and malformation of the...