The relationship between human fetal cardiovascular hemodynamics and serum erythropoietin levels in growth-restricted fetuses

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 467.e1-467.e6

  Girsen, Anna ^a   Mäkikallio, Kaarin ^a   Hiilesmaa, Vilho ^b   Hämäläinen, Esa ^c   Teramo, Kari ^b   Räsänen, Juha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Laboratory of Women's Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Doppler; erythropoietin; fetal growth restriction; placental insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING AORTA; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FETUS; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMICS; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

EID: 34247250749     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.12.032     Document Type: Article

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