Betamethasone-mediated vascular dysfunction and changes in hematological profile in the ovine fetus

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 4 45-4, 1999, Pages

  Anwar, M A ^a   Schwab, M ^a   Poston, L ^b   Nathanielsz, P W ^a  

^a Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal; Blood cells; Blood pressure; Glucocorticoids; Vascular resistance

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; BETAMETHASONE; BRADYKININ; FORSKOLIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMORAL ARTERY; FETUS; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYPERTENSION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MYOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0032906861     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1999.276.4.h1137     Document Type: Article

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