Delayed intrauterine repair of an experimental spina bifida with a collagen biomatrix

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-35

  Eggink, A J ^a   Roelofs, L A J ^a   Feitz, W F J ^a   Wijnen, R M H ^a   Lammens, M M Y ^a   Mullaart, R A ^a   Van Moerkerk, H T B ^a   Van Kuppevelt, T H ^a   Crevels, A J ^a   Verrijp, K ^a   Lotgering, F K ^a   Van Den Berg, P P ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomatrix; Collagen; Intrauterine coverage; Spina bifida aperta

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATION PERIOD; HISTOLOGY; LAMB; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SPINA BIFIDA; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN TYPE I; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 37349113168     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000110659     Document Type: Article

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