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Hypoplasia of the arcuate nucleus and maternal smoking during pregnancy in sudden unexplained perinatal and infant death
26 Nov 2004
Abstract excerpt
Maternal smoking during pregnancy is the most important risk factor for sudden perinatal and infant death in more industrialized countries. The frequent observation of hypoplasia of the arcuate nucleus in the brainstem of these victims prompted the verification of whether maternal cigarette smoking could be related to defective development of this nucleus during intrauterine life, by affecting the expression of...
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