Feto-maternal interaction: A mathematical model simulating placental response in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 963-969

  Luria, Oded ^a   Bar, Jacob ^a   Kovo, Michal ^a   Golan, Abraham ^a   Barnea, Ofer ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

elastin deposition; hypertension; intervillous pressure; mathematical simulation; placental pathology; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 77957150885     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719110376091     Document Type: Article

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