Non-immune hydrops fetalis: A short review of etiology and pathophysiology

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 158 A, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 597-605

  Bellini, Carlo ^a   Hennekam, Raoul Cm ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Edema of the fetus; Fetal hydrops; NIHF; Non immune hydrops fetalis; Pathogenesis; Pathophysiologic pathways

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANGIOTENSIN I; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR; AQUAPORIN 2; ARGIPRESSIN; CATECHOLAMINE; VASOPRESSIN;

AMNION FLUID; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; EXTRAVASCULAR SPACE; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS HYDROPS; FETUS HYPOXIA; FLUID BALANCE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL FLUID; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; NON IMMUNE HYDROPS FETALIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW;

BODY FLUIDS; FETUS; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM;

EID: 84857110167     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.34438     Document Type: Review

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