Placental erythropoietin expression is upregulated in growth-restricted fetuses with abnormal umbilical artery Doppler findings: a case-control study of monochorionic twins

• Main Authors: Yao-Lung Chang (Author), An-Shine Chao (Author), Hsiu-Huei Peng (Author), Shuenn-Dyh Chang (Author), Kuan-Ju Chen (Author), Po-Jen Cheng (Author), Tzu-Hao Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background We previously reported that fetal plasma erythropoietin (EPO) concentrations are significantly increased in growth-restricted fetuses with abnormal umbilical artery (UA) Doppler. During hypoxia in an ovine model, the primary site of fetal EPO synthesis was switched from the kidne...