Lactate detection in the brain of growth-restricted fetuses with magnetic resonance spectroscopy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 205, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 350.e1-350.e7

  Cetin, Irene ^b,d   Barberis, Barbara ^a   Brusati, Valentina ^b   Brighina, Erika ^a,c   Mandia, Luca ^b,d   Arighi, Andrea ^a,c   Radaelli, Tatjana ^a,b   Biondetti, Pietro ^a   Bresolin, Nereo ^a,c   Pardi, Giorgio ^a,b   Rango, Mario ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Center for Fetal Research Giorgio Pardi   (Italy)

^c Department of Neurological Sciences ^*  (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain sparing; Fetal brain metabolism; Fetal distress; Placental insufficiency; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; BRAIN LEVEL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84855163794     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.06.020     Document Type: Article

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