Sex-specific differences in placental global gene expression in pregnancies complicated by asthma

Chronic maternal asthma is associated with reduced growth of the female fetus and normal growth of the male fetus. The mechanisms that control the differential effects of maternal asthma on the fetus have not been fully elucidated but alterations in placental function may play a role. In the current...

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Published in:	Placenta (Eastbourne) Vol. 32; no. 8; pp. 570 - 578
Main Authors:	Osei-Kumah, A., Smith, R., Jurisica, I., Caniggia, I., Clifton, V.L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2011 Elsevier
Subjects:	Adult Asthma Asthma - drug therapy Asthma - physiopathology Biological and medical sciences Embryology: invertebrates and vertebrates. Teratology Female Fetal Development - physiology Fetal sex Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gene Expression Profiling Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use Humans Internal Medicine Male Microarray Obstetrics and Gynecology Placenta Placenta - physiopathology Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications - physiopathology Sex Characteristics Pregnancy Placenta Microarray Fetal sex Asthma Lung disease Fetal membrane Respiratory disease Sex Gene expression Vertebrata Mammalia Bronchus disease Complication Obstructive pulmonary disease
ISSN:	0143-4004, 1532-3102, 1532-3102
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