Infant and perinatal pulmonary hypoplasia frequently associated with brainstem hypodevelopment

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 454, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 451-456

  Ottaviani, Giulia ^a   Mingrone, Rosaria ^a   Lavezzi, Anna M ^a   Matturri, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brainstem hypodevelopment.; Pulmonary hypoplasia; SIDS; Sudden perinatal unexplained death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN NUCLEUS; BRAIN STEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG HYPOPLASIA; MALE; PERINATAL DEATH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

EID: 63949083096     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-009-0754-6     Document Type: Article

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