The left portal vein is the watershed of the fetal venous system

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 184-187

  Kilavuz, Ömer ^a   Vetter, Klaus ^a   Kiserud, Torvid ^a   Vetter, Philipp ^a  

^a VIVANTES KLINIKUM NEUKÖLLN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fetal circulation; Portal vein; Umbilical venous blood flow

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OXYGENATION; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VENOUS CIRCULATION;

FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; PORTAL VEIN; PREGNANCY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 0037729032     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2003.025     Document Type: Article

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