Sex differences in umbilical artery Doppler indices: a longitudinal study

Sex differences in umbilical artery Doppler indices: a longitudinal study

Abstract Background Sexual dimorphism in placental size and function has been described. Whether this influences the clinically important umbilical artery (UA) waveform remains controversial, although a few cross-sectional studies have shown sex differences in UA pulsatility index (PI). Therefore, w...

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Main Authors: Christian Widnes, Kari Flo, Tom Wilsgaard, Torvid Kiserud, Ganesh Acharya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
Subjects:
Fetal Doppler
Obstetric ultrasound
Placental blood flow
Sex differences
Umbilical artery
Reference ranges
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-018-0174-x

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