Endotoxin in blood and tissue in the sudden infant death syndrome

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 131-135

  Crawley, B A ^a   Morris, J A ^b   Drucker, D B ^c   Barson, A J ^d   Morris, J ^a   Knox, W F ^a   Oppenheim, B A ^a  

^a WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TISSUE LEVEL;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOTOXINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY; LIVER; MYOCARDIUM; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SPLEEN; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0033020161     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(99)00081-4     Document Type: Article

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