Website

http://hdl.handle.net/2429/14664

Author

Fuchisawa, Akiko

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

University of British Columbia

Publication Date

2003

Subject

Faculty of Medicine

Theses

Abstract

Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-specific condition, and it still remains one of the most common causes of maternal mortality in the developed world. Although the exact cause of preeclampsia has not been identified, it is most widely accepted that preeclampsia results from incomplete placentation. Interestingly, normotensive intrauterine growth restriction also shows the same defect of placentation. In preeclampsia, the maternal syndrome develops from a number of alternative pathways leading to uteroplacental mismatch and, consequently, the release of endothelium-activating factors. This research is focused on neutrophil activation and the hypothesis for this research was that maternal neutrophils and monocytes are inappropriately activated in preeclampsia but not in normotensive intrauterine growth restriction.

Language

English

Material Type

Thesis

Call Number

Thesis Shelf

Author

O'Callaghan, Chris

Stannard, Wendy

Blackwell, Nic (producer)

Publisher

BMJ Books

Publication Date

2001

Physical Description

1 CD-ROM

Subject

Respiratory System/Respiratory Tract Diseases. Pulmonary Medicine

Abstract

This CD-ROM is aimed at junior doctors and medical students, nurses and physiotherapists, general practitioners for revision, and consultations for use as a teaching aid. It includes information on history taking and examination, extensive video images and auscultatory findings of children with respiratory problems, and bronchoscopy and surgical videos.

ISBN

9780727917553

Language

English

Material Type

CD

Audio

Call Number

REF FN 100.5 OCA 2001

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