Plasma volume in normal and sickle cell pregnancy

Plasma volume (PV) rises by up to 50% in normal pregnancy, a phenomenon associated with a favourable pregnancy outcome. A previous study of pregnant women with sickle cell (haemoglobin SS) disorder found that PV paradoxically contracts in late pregnancy. A cross-sectional study was performed to de...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Afolabi, Bosede
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2011
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/12073/