In utero repair of experimental myelomeningocele saves neurological function at birth

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 397-402

  Meuli, Martin ^b   Meuli Simmen, Claudia ^b   Yingling, Charles D ^b   Hutchins, Grover M ^b   Timmel, Gregory B ^b   Harrison, Michael R ^b   Adzick, N Scott ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; FETUS; FETUS SURGERY; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SPINA BIFIDA;

EID: 0029868788     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90746-0     Document Type: Article

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