Effects of dexamethasone on the uterine and umbilical vascular beds during basal and hypoxemic conditions in sheep

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 825-835

  Jellyman, Juanita K ^a   Gardner, David S ^a   Fowden, Abigail L ^a   Giussani, Dino A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Umbilical blood flow; Uterine blood flow

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETUS; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HYPOTHESIS; HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; UTERINE BLOOD VESSEL; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 1642464735     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2003.09.046     Document Type: Article

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