American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 196, Issue 5 , Pages 486.e1-486.e8 , May 2007

In utero undernutrition in rats induces increased vascular smooth muscle content in the offspring

Portions of this research were presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, March 22-25, 2006, Toronto, ON, Canada.

  • Omid Khorram, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Omid Khorram, MD, PhD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W Carson St, Box 489, Torrance, CA 90502
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  • Mazdak Momeni, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
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  • Monica Ferrini, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA.
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  • Mina Desai, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
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  • Michael G. Ross, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA

Received 19 July 2006 ,Accepted 16 January 2007.

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 Cite this article as: Khorram O, Momeni M, Ferrini M, Desai M, Ross MG. In utero undernutrition in rats induces increased vascular smooth muscle content in the offspring. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2007;196:486.e1-486.e8.

PII: S0002-9378(07)00091-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.01.020

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 196, Issue 5 , Pages 486.e1-486.e8 , May 2007

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