Ependymal alterations in sudden intrauterine unexplained death and sudden infant death syndrome: possible primary consequence of prenatal exposure to cigarette smoking
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The ependyma, the lining providing a protective barrier and filtration system separating brain parenchyma from cerebrospinal fluid, is still inadequately understood in humans. In this study we aimed to define, by morphological and im...
Main Authors: | Matturri Luigi, Corna Melissa F, Lavezzi Anna M |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-07-01
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Series: | Neural Development |
Online Access: | http://www.neuraldevelopment.com/content/5/1/17 |
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