Nitric oxide concentrations are increased in the feto-placental circulation in intrauterine growth restriction

Placenta

Volumn 17, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 165-168

  Lyall, F ^a   Greer, I A ^a   Young, A ^a   Myatt, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS CIRCULATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE ADHESION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; UMBILICAL VEIN;

EID: 0029871782     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4004(96)80009-9     Document Type: Article

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