Fetoplacental vascular tone is modified by magnesium sulfate in the preeclamptic ex vivo human placental cotyledon

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 839-842

  Kovac, Christine M ^a,b   Howard, Bobby C ^a   Pierce, Brian T ^a   Hoeldtke, Nathan J ^a   Calhoun, Byron C ^a   Napolitano, Peter G ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CARL R DARNALL ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Fetoplacental blood flow; Magnesium sulfate; Placental perfusion; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIAL CIRCULATION; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS CIRCULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOCOLYSIS;

EID: 0141525047     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0002-9378(03)00851-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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