High frequency ultrasound for in vivo pregnancy diagnosis and staging of placental and fetal development in mice.

BACKGROUND: Ultrasound is a valuable non-invasive tool used in obstetrics and gynecology to monitor the growth and well being of the human fetus. The laboratory mouse has recently emerged as an appropriate model for fetal and perinatal studies because morphogenetic processes in mice exhibit adequate...

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Main Authors: Adelaide Greco, Monica Ragucci, Anna Rita Daniela Coda, Alessandro Rosa, Sara Gargiulo, Raffaele Liuzzi, Matteo Gramanzini, Sandra Albanese, Sabina Pappatà, Marcello Mancini, Arturo Brunetti, Marco Salvatore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3796510?pdf=render