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A computational fluid dynamics modelling of maternal-fetal heat exchange and blood flow in the umbilical cord

Human fetal thermoregulation, maternal-fetal heat exchange, and the role of the umbilical cord in these processes are not well understood. Ethical and technical limitations have restricted current knowledge to animal studies, that do not reflect human morphology. Here, we present the first 3-dimensi...

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Autores principales: Kasiteropoulou, Dorothea, Topalidou, Anastasia, Downe, Soo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7386597/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32722669
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231997