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Cheung, Cecilia Y., PhD

 

Professor Emeritus of Reproductive Medicine
Division of Perinatal Medicine

PhD, Stanford University, 1975

telephone: 619 - 543 - 5256
fax: 619 543 - 2919
e-mail: cycheung@ucsd.edu

Teaching Areas : fetal and placental physiology, fetal growth and development, fetal cardiovascular endocrinology

 
Current Research Interest : "Regulation of growth factor gene expression in the fetus and placenta, cellular and molecular mechanisms of amniotic fluid regulation, molecular basis of prenatal programming of adult cardiovascular diseases."

Selected Related Publications:

  • Cheung, C.Y., M. Singh, M.J. Ebaugh, and R.A. Brace. Vascular endothelial growth factor gene expression in ovine placenta and fetal membranes. Am J. Obstet Gynecol, 173:753-759, 1995.
  • Cheung C.Y.. Vascular endothelial growth factor: Possible role in fetal development and placental function. Invited Review. J Soc Gynecol Invest 4:169-177, 1997 .
  • Cheung, C.Y. and R.A. Brace. Ovine Vascular endothelial growth factor: nucleotide sequence and expression in fetal tissues. Growth Factor, 16:11-22, 1998
  • Cheung, C.Y. and R.A. Brace. Developmental expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its recptors in ovine placenta and fetal membranes.  J Soc Gynec Invest 6:179-185, 1999
  • Matumoto, L.C., C.Y. Cheung, and R.A. Brace.  Effect of esophageal ligation on amniotic fluid volume and urinary flow rate in fetal sheep.  Am J Obstet Gynecol 182:699-705, 2000
  • Bogic, L.V., R.A. Brace, and C.Y. Cheung. Cellular localization of vascular endothelial growth factor in ovine placenta and fetal membranes.  Placenta 21: 203-209, 2000
  • Matumoto, L.C., L.V. Bogic, R.A. Brace, and C.Y. Cheung.  Fetal esophageal ligation induces expression of VEGF mRNA in fetal membranes.  Am J Obstet Gynecol 184:175-184, 2001.
  • Matumoto, L.C., R.A. Brace, and C.Y. Cheung.  Increased urinary flow without development of polyhydramnios in response to prolonged hypoxia in the ovine fetuss.  Am J Obstet Gynecol 184:1008-1014, 2001
  • Bogic, L.V., R.A. Brace, and C.Y. Cheung.  Developmental expression of vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) receptors and VEGF vinding in ovine placenta and fetal membranes.  Placenta 22:265-275, 2001
  • Matumoto, L.C., L.V. Bogic, R.A. Brace, and C.Y. Cheung.  Prolonged hypoxia up-regulates VEGF mRNA expression in ovine fetal membranes and placenta.  Am J Obstet Gynecol, 186:303-310, 2002

Teaching in Reproductive Medicine:

   
Course

  • ReproMed 237. Fetal Physiology (Lecturer: Cheung, 2 credits)
   

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