Fetal aorta wall inflammation in ultrasound-detected aortic intima/media thickness and growth retardation

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 103-107

  Lo Vasco, Vincenza Rita ^a   Salmaso, Roberto ^b   Zanardo, Vincenzo ^c   Businaro, Rita ^a   Visentin, Silvia ^c   Trevisanuto, Daniele ^c   Cosmi, Erich ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Fetal aortic intima media thickness; Inflammation; IUGR

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; AORTA WALL INFLAMMATION; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTIC FIBER; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FETUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MACROPHAGE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTITIS; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGES; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; STILLBIRTH; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 80052392922     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: 18727603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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