Fetal and postnatal ovine mesenteric vascular reactivity
Nair J, Gugino SF, Nielsen LC, Caty MG, Lakshminrusimha S. Fetal and postnatal ovine mesenteric vascular reactivity. Pediatric Research 2015, 79: 575-582. PMID: 26672733, PMCID: PMC4837013, DOI: 10.1038/pr.2015.260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate preterm gestationMesenteric arterial reactivityMesenteric vascular reactivityFull-term birthBasal eNOS activityMesenteric vasoconstrictionArterial reactivityEnteral nutritionVasodilator pathwaysPreterm birthVascular reactivityIntestinal circulationMesenteric arteryVasodilatory influencePostnatal lambsRisk factorsENOS activityPDE5 proteinPostnatal periodET-1Ontogenic mechanismsGestationBirthMRNAMA rings