Effects of hypobaric hypoxia on the fetoplacental unit: The morphometric diffusing capacity of the vinous membrane at high altitude

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 171, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 1560-1565

  Reshetnikova, Olga S ^a   Burton, Graham J ^b   Milovanov, Andrei P ^c  

^a VOLODYMYR DAHL EAST UKRAINIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF HUMAN MORPHOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

altitude; diffusing capacity; hypoxia; Placenta

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAS DIFFUSION; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOXIA; MORPHOMETRICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA VILLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAPILLARIES; DIFFUSION; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; MICROVILLI; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028567413     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(94)90402-2     Document Type: Article

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