The effect of labor on maternal and fetal vitamins C and E

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 187, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1179-1183

  Woods Jr , James R ^a,c   Cavanaugh, Judith L ^a   Norkus, Edward P ^b   Plessinger, Mark A ^a   Miller, Richard K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b OUR LADY OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ischemia reperfusion; Labor; Oxidative stress; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

AMNION FLUID; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FETUS BLOOD SAMPLING; FETUS MEMBRANE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABOR; MATERNAL BLOOD; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVERSED PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0036855041     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.127131     Document Type: Conference Paper

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