Effects of oral l-arginine on the pulsatility indices of umbilical artery and middle cerebral artery in preterm labor

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-28

  Rytlewski, Krzysztof ^a   Olszanecki, Rafal ^a   Lauterbach, Ryszard ^a   Grzyb, Anna ^a   Kiec Wilk, Beata ^a   Dembinska Kiec, Aldona ^a   Basta, Antoni ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Doppler velocimetry; l Arginine; Nitric oxide; Preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMINO ACID; ARGININE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FENOTEROL; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLACEBO; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PULSE WAVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL ARTERY; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 42949136896     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2007.06.024     Document Type: Article

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