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The gliocentric hypothesis of the pathophysiology of the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
Medical hypotheses - 1 Apr 2011
Mitterauer Bernhard J
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The hypothesis is based on glial-neuronal interactions in the cardio-respiratory centre of the brainstem. Recently, it has been experimentally verified that glial cells, especially astrocytes, exert a modulatory function in the maintenance of homeostasis in this brain region. In addition, astrocy...
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