The diverse effects of vasopressors on the fetoplacental circulation of the dual perfused human placenta

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 857-862

  Minzter, Beth H ^a   Johnson, Raymond F ^b   Paschall, Ray L ^b   Ramasubramanian, Ramiah ^c   Ayers, Gregory D ^d   Downing, John W ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; EPHEDRINE; METHOXAMINE; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTYLEDON; DRUG EXPOSURE; FETUS CIRCULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PLACENTA; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77949291040     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181c91ebc     Document Type: Article

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