Effects of antenatal glucocorticoids on circulatory adaptation at birth in the ovine fetus

Biology of the Neonate

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 73-78

  Houfflin Debarge, V ^a   Deruelle, P ^a   Jaillard, S ^a   Magnenant, E ^a   Riou, Y ^a   Devisme, L ^a   Puech, F ^a   Storme, L ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptation at birth; Antenatal glucocorticoids; Ovine fetus; Pulmonary circulation

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD GAS; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CIRCULATION; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; HEMODYNAMICS; LAMB; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; LUNG VENTILATION; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 23844527129     PISSN: 00063126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084646     Document Type: Article

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