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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 3.
Published in final edited form as: Hypertension. 2012 Oct 22;60(6):1545–1551. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.112.202275

Figure 3. Circulating vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiogenic balance in late gestation.

Figure 3

Circulating VEGF (panel A) was decreased in the reduced uterine perfusion pressure (RUPP) compared to normal pregnant (NP) rats and exercise training increased free VEGF in the RUPP+Ex compared to RUPP and in the NP+Ex compared to NP. Panel B illustrates that the sFlt-1:VEGF ratio was increased in the RUPP compared to NP rats was decreased by exercise training in pregnancy. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. Statistical significance for comparisons that are different by post-hoc testing are indicated by lines above the bars and * P<0.05.