Brain stem lesions in the sudden infant death syndrome: Variability in the hypoplasia of the arcuate nucleus

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 12-20

  Matturri, L ^a   Biondo, B ^a   Suarez Mier M ^b   Rossi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Biology Section Apdo 863 E 41080   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; Brain stem; Central chemoreception; Sudden infant death syndrome; Ventral medullary surface

Indexed keywords

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM INJURY; CELL DENSITY; CELL POPULATION; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPLASIA; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUDDEN DEATH;

CELL COUNT; CHEMORECEPTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; RESPIRATORY CENTER; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0036942717     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00401-001-0511-7     Document Type: Article

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