Fetal cerebrovascular response to chronic hypoxia - Implications for the prevention of brain damage

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 387-396

  Salihagić Kadić, Aida ^a   Medić, Marijana ^a   Jugović, Domagoj ^a   Kos, Milan ^b   Latin, Višnja ^b   Jukić, Marija Kušan ^a   Arbeille, Philippe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b Policlinic Vili   (Croatia)

^c SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular response; Fetal hypoxia; Hypoxia index; IUGR

Indexed keywords

BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN VASCULAR RESISTANCE; CEREBRAL PALSY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETUS HYPOXIA; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL HYPOXIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; PLACENTAL INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33747729655     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050600637861     Document Type: Review

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