Decreased placental and umbilical cord glycogen levels associated with meconium-stained amniotic fluid

Placenta

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 295-299

  Mvumbi, L ^a   Manci, E A ^b,c   Ulmer, R D ^b   Shah, A K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KINSHASA   (Congo)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOGEN;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; FEVER; GLYCOGEN ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MECONIUM; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PLACENTA; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 0031978683     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4004(98)90061-3     Document Type: Article

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