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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Main Authors: Denise Araujo Lapa Pedreira, Rita de Cassia Sanchez e Oliveira, Paulo Roberto Valente, Rogério C. Abou-Jamra, Andrezza Araujo, Paulo Hilário Saldiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2006-09-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/Einstein%20vol4%20n3_213.pdf