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Placental transfer of pharmacological agents

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Regional Anaesthesia Analgesia and Pain Management

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Abstract

The placenta acts as an interface between maternal and fetal circulations. It transmits biological substances essential for fetal growth and development. Drugs cross the placenta by diffusing at varying rates, depending on their physical and chemical properties. Nonionized particles cross more rapidly than ions and small molecules more rapidly than large ones.

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  1. E. Margaria
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  2. I. Castelletti
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  3. P. Petruzzelli
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    M. Tiengo MD (Professor Emeritus) (Professor Emeritus)

  2. Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy, University of Trieste, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy

    V. A. Paladini MD

  3. Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden

    N. Rawal MD

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Margaria, E., Castelletti, I., Petruzzelli, P. (1999). Placental transfer of pharmacological agents. In: Tiengo, M., Paladini, V.A., Rawal, N. (eds) Regional Anaesthesia Analgesia and Pain Management. Topics in Anaesthesia and Critical Care. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2240-9_9

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