Developmental alterations of the spinal trigeminal nucleus disclosed by substance P immunohistochemistry in fetal and infant sudden unexplained deaths

Neuropathology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 405-413

  Lavezzi, Anna M ^a   Mehboob, Riffat ^a   Matturri, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neuropathology; SIDS; Spinal trigeminal nucleus; Substance P; Sudden fetal death

Indexed keywords

SUBSTANCE P;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SMOKING; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; SUBSTANCE P; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS, SPINAL;

EID: 79960710581     PISSN: 09196544     EISSN: 14401789     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2010.01190.x     Document Type: Article

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