Venous liver blood flow and regulation of human fetal growth: Evidence from macrosomic fetuses

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 204, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 429.e1-429.e7

  Kessler, Jrg ^a,c   Rasmussen, Svein ^a   Godfrey, Keith ^b   Hanson, Mark ^b   Kiserud, Torvid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

blood flow; Doppler ultrasound; fetus; liver; macrosomia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD VOLUME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS WEIGHT; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER VEIN; MACROSOMIA; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN DIAMETER;

EID: 79955582335     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.12.038     Document Type: Article

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