A technique is described for studying the respiratory function of the placenta using carbon monoxide, a gas whose exchange across the placenta between the maternal and fetal circulations is limited by diffusion rather than blood flow.
Lawrence D. Longo, Gordon G. Power, Robert E. Forster II
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