Studies of the mechanism of amniotic sac puncture-induced limb abnormalities in mice

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 161-175

  Kaufman, Matthew H ^a   Chang, Han Hsin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chorionic villus sampling; Embryo compression; Limb and craniofacial abnormalities; Oligohydramnios; Tissue hypoperfusion

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; CLEFT PALATE; CLUBFOOT; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; LIMB DEFECT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION; ANIMALS; CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; LIMB DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; MICE; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY; PUNCTURES;

ANIMALIA; THROMBUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0343775729     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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