Bile acid stress in the mother and baby unit

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 317-321

  Howard, Philip J ^a   Murphy, Gerry M ^b  

^a EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetal bile acid metabolism; Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy; Ursodeoxycholic acid

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; PROGESTERONE; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

BILE ACID METABOLISM; DELIVERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FETUS MORTALITY; HUMAN; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TOXICITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLUBILITY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CHOLESTASIS, INTRAHEPATIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0037341633     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200303000-00016     Document Type: Review

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