Expressions of VEGF-A and VEGFR-2 in placentae from GDM pregnancies

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Authors

Qian Meng · Lianyungang Maternal and Children’s Hospital

Shao Li · Jiangsu Province Hospital

Xiucui Luo · Lianyungang Maternal and Children’s Hospital

Yueli Mu · Lianyungang Maternal and Children’s Hospital

Wen Xu · Lianyungang Maternal and Children’s Hospital

Li Gao · Nanjing Medical University

Hao-Qin Xu

Abstract

The expressions of VEGFA and VEGFR-2 mRNAs and protein were reduced in GDM-affected placental tissues, suggesting that maternal GDM affects the pathophysiological function of placentas.

Topics & Keywords

Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volume 14, Issue 1, pp. 61-61

DOI: 10.1186/s12958-016-0191-8

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