Amniotic fluid and hemodynamic model in monochorionic twin pregnancies and twin-twin transfusion syndrome

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 5 49-5, 2001, Pages

  Umur, Asli ^a   Van Gemert, Martin J C ^a   Ross, Michael G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Circulatory and amniotic fluid imbalance; Fetoplacental growth; Mathematical model; Placental anastomoses

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS GROWTH; HEMODYNAMICS; HYDRAMNIOS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEWBORN ANEMIA; ONCOTIC PRESSURE; OSMOLALITY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 0035039651     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2001.280.5.r1499     Document Type: Article

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