Research Article
Ultrasound Parameters of Umbilical Artery Blood Flow Are Associated with Amniotic Fluid and Umbilical Artery Concentrations of Erythropoietin and Oxidative Stress Injury
Table 5
Spearman correlation between ultrasound parameters of UmA blood flow at 37-41 gestational weeks, serum markers of oxidative stress, and concentrations of UmA erythropoietin in intrauterine hypoxia.
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S/D: systolic to diastolic ratio; RI: resistant index; PI: pulse index; MDA: malondialdehyde; SOD: superoxide dismutase; GSH-Px: glutathione peroxidase; CAT: catalase; Nox2: NADPH oxidase 2; Nox4: NADPH oxidase 4. |