A longitudinal study using ultrasound to assess flow-mediated dilatation in normal human pregnancy

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 273-281

  Quinton, Ann E ^a   Cook, Colleen M ^a   Peek, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endothelial function; Flow mediated dilatation; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; SCREENING; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; BRACHIAL ARTERY; DILATATION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 34548066348     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: 15256065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641950701366841     Document Type: Article

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