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Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Brain‐Sparing Effect, and Neurotrophins
1 Dec 2006
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Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is failure of the fetus to achieve his or her intrinsic growth potential, due to anatomical/functional diseases or disorders in the feto-placental-maternal unit. Growth restriction successfully balances reduced oxygen delivery and consumption; however, chronic hypoxia is responsible for fetal blood flow redistribution to cardinal organs (brain, myocardium, and adrenal...
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