Humans at high altitude: Hypoxia and fetal growth

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 181-190

  Moore, Lorna G ^a,b   Charles, Shelton M ^b   Julian, Colleen G ^c  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Andean; Genetic; Pregnancy; Tibetan; Uteroplacental blood flow

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; FETUS GROWTH; GENOMICS; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; ISCHEMIA; OXYGENATION; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION INJURY; REVIEW; UTERINE ARTERY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALTITUDE; FEMALE; FETAL HYPOXIA; HUMANS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 79960699952     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2011.04.017     Document Type: Review

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