DNA fragmentation in normal development of the human central nervous system: A morphological study during corticogenesis

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 203-211

  Simonati, A ^a,b   Rosso, T ^a   Rizzuto, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO BORGO ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corticogenesis; Development; Human CNS; Programmed cell death; TUNEL

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL LABELING; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MORPHOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELENCEPHALON; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030919464     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.1997.tb01203.x     Document Type: Article

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