Short-term effects of glucocorticoids in the human fetal-placental circulation in vitro

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2838-2842

  Clifton, Vicki L ^a   Wallace, Euan M ^b   Smith, Roger ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FETUS; FETUS CIRCULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0036072426     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.87.6.8541     Document Type: Article

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