Placental oxidative stress: From miscarriage to preeclampsia

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 342-352

  Burton, Graham J ^a,c   Jauniaux, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b London   (United Kingdom)

^c Cambridge CB2 3DY United Kingdom ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

miscarriage; Oxidative stress; placenta; preeclampsia; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CHORION; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BLOOD; MATERNAL WELFARE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA PERFUSION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TROPHOBLAST;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; FEMALE; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISEASES; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 4444347073     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsgi.2004.03.003     Document Type: Review

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