Brain tissue fragments in the amniotic fluid of rats with neural tube defect

Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 152-156

  Mendonça, Erminiana D ^a   Gutierrez, Cristiane M ^a   Peres, Luiz C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Anencephaly; Exencephaly; Neural tube defect; NTD; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

AMNION FLUID; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ANENCEPHALUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EXENCEPHALY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 17844387381     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020400023511     Document Type: Article

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