Functional neuroanatomy of the human pre-Bötzinger complex with particular reference to sudden unexplained perinatal and infant death

Neuropathology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-16

  Lavezzi, Anna M ^a   Matturri, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neuropathology; Pre B tzinger complex; SIDS; Sudden fetal death; Vital functions

Indexed keywords

NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SOMATOSTATIN;

AGENESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN NUCLEUS; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; DENDRITE; FETUS; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPLASIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANT; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROANATOMY; NEWBORN; PERINATAL DEATH; PRE BOTZINGER COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULAR FORMATION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

BRAIN STEM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FETAL DEATH; FETUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-1; SOMATOSTATIN; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 37549072650     PISSN: 09196544     EISSN: 14401789     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2007.00824.x     Document Type: Article

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