Abnormalities of the vertebral column and ribs associated with anorectal malformations

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 529-533

  Qi, Bao Quan ^a   Beasley, Spencer W ^a   Arsic, Dejan ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anorectum; Ethylenethiourea; Imperforate anus; Rachischisis; Vertebral

Indexed keywords

2 IMIDAZOLIDINETHIONE; ALCIAN BLUE; ALIZARIN RED S;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ANUS ATRESIA; ARTICLE; COCCYGEAL BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FETUS; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACHISCHISIS; RAT; RIB MALFORMATION; SACRUM; SPINE MALFORMATION; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ETHYLENETHIOUREA; FEMALE; FETUS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; NOTOCHORD; OSTEOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECTUM; RIBS; SACRUM; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 4544354947     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-004-1212-9     Document Type: Article

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