Chorionic plate artery function and Doppler indices in normal pregnancy and intrauterine growth restriction

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 758-764

  Mills, T A ^a   Wareing, Mark ^a   Bugg, G J ^a   Greenwood, S L ^a   Baker, P N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arteries; Doppler; FGR; placenta

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; THROMBOXANE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ADULT; APPARATUS; ARTERY; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CHORION; CHORIONIC PLATE ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MYOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; WAVEFORM;

EID: 28944450087     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2005.01577.x     Document Type: Article

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