Nature

Fetal Growth Restriction Is Associated With Prioritization of Umbilical Blood Flow to the Left Hepatic Lobe at the Expense of the Right Lobe

Eighty to 85% of the venous perfusion to the fetal liver is from the umbilical vein, the rest from the portal vein. Umbilical venous flow to the liver is essential for intrauterine growth, and is ...
Nature

Asymmetric Dimethylarginine in the Maternal and Fetal Circulation in Preeclampsia

Preeclampsia is a leading cause of intrauterine growth restriction and preterm birth. Endothelial dysfunction is the common final pathway leading to clinical signs of preeclampsia including ...
JD Supra

Federal Circuit Upholds Patents Drawn to Methods of Separating Fetal Cell-Free DNA from Maternal Cell-Free DNA

The court, quoting from one of the patents, noted that: The major proportion (generally >90%) of the extracellular DNA in material circulation is derived from the mother. This vast bulk of maternal ...
Case Western Reserve University

Persistent Fetal Circulation

Persistent Fetal Circulation. Rostal-caudal MRA projection. A number of individuals have a normal anatomic variant known as a persistent fetal circulation, where the posterior cerebral artery (PCA) ...