Placenta
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 236-240 , March 2009

A Modification of the Uterine Artery Restriction Technique in the Guinea Pig Fetus Produces Asymmetrical Ultrasound Growth

  • A.J. Turner

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Cardiac Technology Centre, Department of Cardiology, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, Reserve Road, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia. Tel.: +61 (02) 9926 4908; fax: +61 (02) 9901 4097.
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  • B.J. Trudinger

,Accepted 27 November 2008.

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PII: S0143-4004(08)00396-2

doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2008.11.023

Placenta
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 236-240 , March 2009

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