Neuronal cell death in the arcuate nucleus of the medulla oblongata in stillbirth

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 133-140

  Folkerth, Rebecca D ^a,b,c   Zanoni, Sallie ^b   Andiman, Sarah E ^b   Billiards, Saraid S ^b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Brain; Excitotoxicity; Hypoxia ischemia; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

APLASIA; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; GESTATION PERIOD; GLIOSIS; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; HYPEREOSINOPHILIA; HYPOPLASIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL; NUCHAL CORD; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STILLBIRTH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; WHITE MATTER;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; CASPASE 3; CELL DEATH; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STILLBIRTH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 38849206184     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2007.08.019     Document Type: Article

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