Intracerebral regional distribution of blood flow in response to uterine contractions in growth-restricted human fetuses

Early Human Development

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 607-612

  Fu, Jing ^a   Olofsson, Per ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anterior cerebral artery; Brain sparing; Doppler; Fetal growth restriction; Middle cerebral artery; Oxytocin challenge test; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; OXYTOCIN TEST; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS RELAXATION;

EID: 34548487181     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2007.01.011     Document Type: Article

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