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Development and Mechanisms of Fetal Hypoxia in Severe Fetal Growth Restriction by Regnault, T.R.H, de Vrijer, B, Galan, H.L, Wilkening, R.B, Battaglia, F.C, Meschia, G

“…Abstract Severe fetal growth restriction (FGR) is often associated with hypoxia. We studied FGR hypoxia in an experimental model which is produced by exposing…”
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Fetoplacental transport and utilization of amino acids in IUGR — a review by Regnault, T.R.H., Friedman, J.E., Wilkening, R.B., Anthony, R.V., Hay, W.W.

“…Amino acids have multiple functions in fetoplacental development. The supply of amino acids to the fetus involves active transport across and metabolism within…”
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Placental Expression of VEGF, PlGF and their Receptors in a Model of Placental Insufficiency—Intrauterine Growth Restriction (PI-IUGR) by Regnault, T.R.H., Orbus, R.J., de Vrijer, B., Davidsen, M.L., Galan, H.L., Wilkening, R.B., Anthony, R.V.

“…Placental development requires adequate and organized interaction of vascular growth factors and their receptors, including vascular endothelial growth factor…”
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Placental transport and fetal utilization of leucine in a model of fetal growth retardation by Ross, J.C. (University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO.), Fennessey, P.V, Wilkening, R.B, Battaglia, F.C, Meschia, G

“…Placental transport and fetal utilization of leucine were studied at 130 days of gestation in six control ewes and in seven ewes in which intrauterine growth…”
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Placental transport of threonine and its utilization in the normal and growth-restricted fetus by Anderson, A.H, Fennessey, P.V, Meschia, G, Wilkening, R.B, Battaglia, F.C

“…Placental transport and fetoplacental utilization of threonine (Tier) were compared at 130 +/- 1 days gestational age between seven control ewes (C) and six…”
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Umbilical Threonine Uptake during Maternal Threonine Infusion in Sheep by Paolini, C.L, Teng, C, Jóźwik, M, Meschia, G, Wilkening, R.B, Battaglia, F.C

“…Objective: The infusion into the maternal circulation of amino acid solutions failed to increase umbilical threonine (THR) uptake above normal even when THR…”
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Relationship of fetal alanine uptake and placental alanine metabolism to maternal plasma alanine concentration by Timmerman, M, Chung, M, Wilkening, R.B, Fennessey, P.V, Battaglia, F.C, Meschia, G

“…Uterine and umbilical uptakes of alanine (Ala) were measured in 10 ewes before (control) and during intravenous infusion of Ala, which increased maternal…”
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Fetal glucose uptake and utilization as functions of maternal glucose concentration by Hay, W.W. Jr, Sparks, J.W, Wilkening, R.B, Battaglia, F.C, Meschia, G

“…Seventeen studies were performed in 12 pregnant sheep to examine the relationship among simultaneously measured glucose uptake via the umbilical circulation,…”
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Some aspects of placental function in chronically heat-stressed ewes by Bell, A W, Wilkening, R B, Meschia, G

“…Pregnant ewes were exposed continuously to high ambient temperature (38-40 degrees C for 9 h, 30-32 degrees C for 15 h daily, relative humidity 40-50%) between…”
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Uterine blood flow, oxygen and glucose uptakes at mid-gestation in the sheep by Molina, R D, Meschia, G, Wilkening, R B

“…In early ovine fetal development, the placenta grows more rapidly than the fetus so that at mid-gestation the aggregate weight of placental cotyledons exceeds…”
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Partition of maternal glucose production between conceptus and maternal tissues in sheep by Hay, Jr, W W, Sparks, J W, Wilkening, R B, Battaglia, F C, Meschia, G

“…Experiments were conducted in late-gestation, conscious, pregnant ewes to measure maternal glucose production and the net glucose uptake by the uterus, fetus,…”
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Non-steady state placental transfer of highly diffusible molecules by Wilkening, R B, Anderson, S, Meschia, G

“…In twelve experiments performed on five pregnant sheep, uterine and umbilical venous blood samples were drawn in rapid succession following the beginning of a…”
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