Comparison of the lactate-pyruvate ratio during labour and delivery in singleton and twin pregnancy

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 259, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 59-64

  Omu, A E ^a,b   Oforofuo, I A O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Oxygen utilisation; Twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABOR; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TWIN PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0031053511     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02505310     Document Type: Article

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