Ontogenesis of human cerebellar cortex and biopathological characterization in sudden unexplained fetal and infant death

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 450, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-40

  Lavezzi, Anna Maria ^a   Ottaviani, Giulia ^a   Matturri, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human cerebellar cortex; Maternal cigarette smoking; SIDS; Sudden infant death syndrome; Sudden unexplained perinatal death

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE; EN2 PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN C FOS; SOMATOSTATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL PROLIFERATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEWBORN; ONTOGENY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

EID: 33847642806     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-006-0311-5     Document Type: Article

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