Nitric oxide modulates murine yolk sac vasculogenesis and rescues glucose induced vasculopathy
Nath AK, Enciso J, Kuniyasu M, Hao XY, Madri JA, Pinter E. Nitric oxide modulates murine yolk sac vasculogenesis and rescues glucose induced vasculopathy. Development 2004, 131: 2485-2496. PMID: 15128676, DOI: 10.1242/dev.01131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular developmentReactive oxygen speciesYolk sac vasculogenesisMurine yolk sacYolk sacBlood island formationEnvironmental insultsNormal embryonic growthMurine embryo culturePreimplantation embryogenesisAbnormal vascular developmentGenetic manipulationDevelopmental arrestExpression patternsPostimplantation developmentNitric oxideEndodermal layerEmbryonic growthFunctional inactivationHigh glucoseROS productionRole of NOBlastocyst invasionProtein levelsEmbryo culture