NO supports right ventricular flow dominance and whole body O2 utilization in midgestation fetal lambs

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 4 49-4, 2001, Pages

  Smolich, Joseph J ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Cardiac output; Fetus; Oxygen consumption; Placental perfusion

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; LAMB; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PLACENTA PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035008131     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2001.280.4.r1016     Document Type: Article

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