Expression of angiogenic basic fibroblast growth factor, platelet derived growth factor, thrombospondin-1 and their receptors at the porcine maternal-fetal interface

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Commercial swine breeds in North America undergo two waves of spontaneous fetal loss; one during peri-attachment and another during mid-gestation. Although an exact mechanism for this loss is not known, deficits in vasculature at the...

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Main Authors: LaMarre Jonathan, Wessels Jocelyn M, van den Heuvel Marianne J, Edwards Andrew K, Croy B Anne, Tayade Chandrakant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Online Access:http://www.rbej.com/content/9/1/5