Effect of oxygen on the expression of renin-angiotensin system components in a human trophoblast cell line
During the first trimester, normal placental development occurs in a low oxygen environment that is known to stimulate angiogenesis via upregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Expression of the placental renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is highest in early pregnancy. While the RAS a...
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Elsevier
2016
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47007/ |