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ACID‐BASE RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS THE SHEEP PLACENTA
Author(s) -
Curet Luis B.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1970.tb03468.x
Subject(s) - acid–base homeostasis , placenta , umbilical artery , bicarbonate , fetus , umbilical vein , vein , acid–base reaction , venous blood , regulator , base (topology) , medicine , endocrinology , andrology , chemistry , pregnancy , obstetrics , biology , biochemistry , mathematics , mathematical analysis , organic chemistry , gene , in vitro , genetics
Summary The umbilical artery and uterine vein blood p H, base excess and bicarbonate concentrations were measured in sheep in acute and chronic experiments. The lack of correlation between these parameters suggest that in the ewe the placenta is not the main regulator of fetal acid base balance.