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Sodium/proton exchanger 3 (NHE3) and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
International journal of legal medicine - 1 Nov 2014
Studer Jacqueline, Bartsch Christine, Haas Cordula
Abstract excerpt
The sodium/proton exchanger protein 3 (NHE3) is located in chemosensitive areas of the medulla oblongata and plays an important role in the central control of respiration. Overexpression of NHE3 is correlated with lower respiration and might therefore contribute to the vulnerability of infants dying suddenly and unexpected (sudden infant death syndrome, SIDS). Our aim in this study was to verify already reported...
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