Ductus venosus shunting in the fetal venous circulation: Regulatory mechanisms, diagnostic methods and medical importance

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 452-461

  Tchirikov, M ^a   Schroder, H J ^a   Hecher, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood flow volume; Ductus venosus; DV shunting; Fetal growth regulation; Liver perfusion

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADRENALIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CATECHOLAMINE; CYTOKINE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; INDOMETACIN; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MICROSPHERE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; PHENAZONE; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PROSTAGLANDIN H2; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; THROMBOXANE A2;

BLEEDING; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG MECHANISM; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS HYPOXIA; FETUS LIVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; NONHUMAN; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; STENT; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; VEIN OCCLUSION; VENOUS CIRCULATION;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; LIVER CIRCULATION; PORTAL VEIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PULSATILE FLOW; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL VEINS; VEINS;

EID: 33646715141     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2747     Document Type: Review

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