Relationships of maternal serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor and tensile strength properties of the cervix in a rat model of chronic hypoxia
Sfakianaki AK, Buhimschi IA, Ravishankar V, Bahtiyar MO, Dulay AT, Buhimschi CS. Relationships of maternal serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor and tensile strength properties of the cervix in a rat model of chronic hypoxia. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2008, 198: 223.e1-223.e7. PMID: 18226631, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.09.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal serum levelsVascular endothelial growth factorSerum levelsSignificant inverse correlationChronic hypoxiaEndothelial growth factorMaternal serum vascular endothelial growth factorSerum vascular endothelial growth factorAdult Sprague-Dawley ratsGrowth factorFree serum levelsInverse correlationRat uterine cervixSprague-Dawley ratsGroups of animalsHPx groupNonpregnant controlsUterine cervixHypoxic chamberRat modelMaternal bloodCervical stiffnessCervixCervical strengthDay 21