Sex differences and the effects of intrauterine hypoxia on growth and in vivo heart function of fetal guinea pigs.

CONCLUSIONS: Early and late onset HPX induce placental insufficiency, fetal growth restriction, and increase diastolic filling depending on the sex, with female fetuses having a greater capacity than males to compensate to intrauterine hypoxia. PMID: 32639864 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32639864?dopt=Abstract

Source: American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology - July 7, 2020 Category: Physiology Authors: Thompson LP, Turan S, Aberdeen GW Tags: Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol Source Type: research