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...
Main Authors: | Christian Widnes, Kari Flo, Tom Wilsgaard, Torvid Kiserud, Ganesh Acharya |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-04-01
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Series: | Biology of Sex Differences |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-018-0174-x |
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