Sutural biology and the correlates of craniosynostosis

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 581-616

  Cohen, M M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

etiology; histology; histopathology; pathogenetic mechanisms; sutural initiation

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; COLLAGEN TYPE 5; FIBRONECTIN; OSTEONECTIN;

ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLY; ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; CALVARIA; CRANIAL SUTURE; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; GENETICS; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0027383692     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320470507     Document Type: Article

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