Transfer of clonidine and dexmedetomidine across the isolated perfused human placenta

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 313-319

  Ala Kokko, T I ^a,b   Pienimaki P ^a   Lampela, E ^a   Hollmen A I ^a   Pelkonen, O ^a   Vahakangas K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

alpha 2 receptor agonist; clonidine; dexmedetomidine; human placental perfusion; maternal fetal exchange; obstetrical anesthesia; placental accumulation; placental transfer

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS CIRCULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOLATED ORGAN; PLACENTA PERFUSION; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031050121     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1997.tb04685.x     Document Type: Article

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