Structural, functional and circulatory placental changes associated with impaired glucose metabolism

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 136-142

  Saldeen, Pia ^a,c   Olofsson, Per ^a   Laurini, Ricardo N ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b S João University Hospital   (Portugal)

^c IVF Unit Curakliniken   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Doppler; Placenta; Pregnancy; Prostacyclin; Thromboxane

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PROSTACYCLIN DERIVATIVE; THROMBOXANE; 6 OXOPROSTAGLANDIN F1 ALPHA; THROMBOXANE B2;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; INFARCTION; ISCHEMIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; THROMBOSIS; VASCULARIZATION;

6-KETOPROSTAGLANDIN F1 ALPHA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMANS; INFARCTION; ISCHEMIA; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; THROMBOSIS; THROMBOXANE B2; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0037110876     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(02)00161-6     Document Type: Article

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