Unexplained stillbirth versus SIDS: Common congenital diseases of the autonomic nervous system-pathology and nosology

Early Human Development

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 209-215

  Matturri, Luigi ^a,b   Lavezzi, Anna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Cardiac conduction system; Neuropathology; SIDS; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEWBORN; PERINATAL DEATH; STILLBIRTH; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; STILLBIRTH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 79951774069     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2010.12.009     Document Type: Article

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