Hyrtl's anastomosis is normally developed in placentas from small for gestational age infants

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 716-721

  Ullberg, Ulla ^a,d   Lingman, Göran ^b   Ekman Ordeberg, Gunvor ^a   Sandstedt, Bengt ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Angiography; Fetal growth; Hyrtl's anastomosis; Placenta; Umbilical arteries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMY; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYRTL ANASTOMOSIS; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 0041346246     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2003.00161.x     Document Type: Article

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