A Protocol for Evaluating Vital Signs and Maternal-Fetal Parameters Using High-Resolution Ultrasound in Pregnant Mice

Autor: Jose Galaz, Roberto Romero, Marcia Arenas-Hernandez, Bogdan Panaitescu, Valeria Garcia-Flores, Nardhy Gomez-Lopez
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: STAR Protocols, Vol 1, Iss 3, Pp 100134- (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2666-1667
DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2020.100134
Popis: Summary: Pregnancy is a unique physiological state in which two individuals coexist: the mother and the fetus. Disruption of maternal-fetal crosstalk leads to pregnancy and neonatal pathologies. Therefore, assessing maternal-fetal well-being is essential for understanding the physiological and pathological processes occurring during pregnancy. Herein, we provide a protocol that allows for the determination of body temperature, blood pressure, and the evaluation of uterine and umbilical arteries as well as maternal and fetal heart rate using high-resolution ultrasound in pregnant mice.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Gomez-Lopez et al. (2020).
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