Intestinal epithelial damage in SIDS babies and its similarity to that caused by bacterial toxins in the rabbit

Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 197-203

  Kamaras, John ^a   Murrell, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacterial toxins; Intestinal damage; Rabbit; SIDS

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; LAMINA PROPRIA; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TISSUE INJURY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0035013173     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020120038683     Document Type: Article

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