Uteroplacental hemodynamics during early human pregnancy: A longitudinal study

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-54

  Makikallio K ^a   Tekay, A ^a   Jouppila, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasonography; Early pregnancy; Spiral artery; Uterine artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATION PERIOD; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW;

ARTERIES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMODYNAMIC PHENOMENA; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PULSATILE FLOW; REFERENCE VALUES; SYSTOLE; UTERUS;

EID: 4344597712     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077914     Document Type: Article

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