Study of the human hypoglossal nucleus: Normal development and morpho-functional alterations in sudden unexplained late fetal and infant death

Brain and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 275-284

  Lavezzi, Anna Maria ^a   Corna, Melissa ^a   Mingrone, Rosaria ^a   Matturri, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; Human hypoglossal nucleus; Neuropathology; SIDS; Unexplained fetal death

Indexed keywords

SOMATOSTATIN;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL DENSITY; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE NUCLEUS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPLASIA; HYPOGLOSSAL NUCLEUS; HYPOPLASIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INTERNEURON; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MORPHOMETRICS; NEWBORN; SEX RATIO; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RESPIRATORY CENTER; SMOKING; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 77549085950     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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