Doppler analysis and placental nitric oxide synthase expression during fetal growth restriction

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 617-622

  Giannubilo, Stefano R ^a   Menegazzi, Marta ^b   Tedeschi, Elisa ^b   Bezzeccheri, Valeria ^a   Suzuki, Hisanori ^b   Tranquilli, Andrea L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Doppler; FGR; Nitric oxide; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME METABOLISM; FEMALE; FETUS CIRCULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UTERINE ARTERY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; UTERUS;

EID: 53149152579     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050802214774     Document Type: Article

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