Validation of the ovine fetus as an experimental model for the human myelomeningocele defect: a pilot study
Objective: To produce a myelomeningocele-like human defect inthe ovine fetus and validate this experimental model in ourpopulation. Methods: A prospective study on 12 pregnant sheep ofa crossed Hampshire/Down breed where a spinal defect wassurgically created between day 75 and day 77 after conceptio...
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Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
2006-09-01
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Series: | Einstein (São Paulo) |
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Online Access: | http://www.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/Einstein%20vol4%20n3_213.pdf |