Sildenafil citrate increases fetal weight in a mouse model of fetal growth restriction with a normal vascular phenotype.

Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is defined as the inability of a fetus to achieve its genetic growth potential and is associated with a significantly increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Clinically, FGR is diagnosed as a fetus falling below the 5(th) centile of customised growth charts. Sildena...

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Main Authors: Mark Robert Dilworth, Irene Andersson, Lewis James Renshall, Elizabeth Cowley, Philip Baker, Susan Greenwood, Colin Peter Sibley, Mark Wareing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3813774?pdf=render