The dynamic placenta: II. Hypothetical model of a fetus driven transplacental water balance mechanism producing low apparent permeability in a highly permeable placenta

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 520-528

  Sebire, N J ^a   Talbert, D ^b  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VOLUME; COMPUTER MODEL; FETUS; FETUS HYDROPS; FLUID BALANCE; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PLACENTA; PLACENTA VILLUS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; URINE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; WATER PERMEABILITY;

HYDROPS;

EID: 1842453186     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2003.10.019     Document Type: Article

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