Placental transfer of fentanyl in early human pregnancy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2317-2320

  Shannon, Claire ^a   Jauniaux, Eric ^a,c   Gulbis, Beatrice ^b   Thiry, Philippe ^b   Sitham, Maheswari ^a   Bromley, Lesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Coelomic fluid; Fentanyl; Fetus; Placenta

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MATERNAL BLOOD; MATERNAL SERUM; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 0031716545     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.8.2317     Document Type: Article

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