Vascular mechanical properties and endothelial function in pre-eclampsia with special reference to bilateral uterine artery notch

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 154-162

  Brodszki, J ^a   Lanne T ^b   Laurini, R ^a   Strevens, H ^a   Wide Swensson, D ^a   Marsal K ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Placenta; Pre eclampsia; Pregnancy; Uterine artery; Vessel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ULTRASOUND; UTERINE ARTERY;

ADULT; ARTERIES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELASTICITY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PULSATILE FLOW; UTERUS;

EID: 38649142413     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340701733646     Document Type: Article

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