Effects of maternal betamethasone administration on fetal and maternal blood pressure and heart rate in the baboon at 0.7 of gestation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 186, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 812-817

  Koenen, S V ^a   Mecenas, C A ^b   Smith, G S ^b   Jenkins, S ^b   Nathanielsz, P W ^b  

^a University Medical Centre

^b Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenatal glucocorticoids; Baboon; Blood pressure; Heart rate

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BABOON; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FETUS BLOOD; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; MATERNAL BLOOD; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0036264386     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.121654     Document Type: Article

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