Oxygenation of the placental-fetal unit in humans

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-58

  Schneider, Henning ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Energy metabolism; Growth; Hypoxia; Oxygenation; Placental fetal unit

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; FETUS CIRCULATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL BLOOD; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; OXYGENATION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TROPHOBLAST;

EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; HUMANS; OXYGEN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 79960699412     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2011.05.009     Document Type: Review

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