Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 12, Issue 6 , Pages 397-400 , December 2008

Morphological and morphometrical alterations of the osteochondral junction in perinatal necropsies

  • Ana Karina Marques Salge, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Nursing School, Goiás Federal University, Goiânia, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Goiás, CEP: 74605-080 Goiânia - Goiás, Brazil. Tel.: +55 62 35211822; fax: +55 34 35217807.
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  • Tarcísio Barcelos Evangelista

      Affiliations

    • General Pathology Department, Triângulo Mineiro Federal University, Uberaba, Brazil
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  • Rogério Carrijo Canno

      Affiliations

    • General Pathology Department, Triângulo Mineiro Federal University, Uberaba, Brazil
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  • Pricila Bernardino

      Affiliations

    • General Pathology Department, Triângulo Mineiro Federal University, Uberaba, Brazil
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  • Nátila Alves Franco

      Affiliations

    • General Pathology Department, Triângulo Mineiro Federal University, Uberaba, Brazil
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  • Renata Pereira Paes Santos, PT

      Affiliations

    • Nursing School, Goiás Federal University, Goiânia, Brazil
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  • Renata Calciolari Rossi e Silva, PT

      Affiliations

    • General Pathology Department, Triângulo Mineiro Federal University, Uberaba, Brazil
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  • Rosana Rosa Miranda Côrrea, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • General Pathology Department, Triângulo Mineiro Federal University, Uberaba, Brazil
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  • Janaína Valadares Guimarães, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Nursing School, Goiás Federal University, Goiânia, Brazil
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  • Luiz César Peres, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Anatomic Pathology Departament, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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  • Eumenia Costa da Cunha Castro, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • General Pathology Department, Triângulo Mineiro Federal University, Uberaba, Brazil

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☆ This study was conducted in the General Pathology Division of Triângulo Mineiro Federal University, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil, with grants from Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação de Ensino e Pesquisa de Uberaba, and Goiás Federal University, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.

PII: S1092-9134(08)00038-5

doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2008.04.003

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 12, Issue 6 , Pages 397-400 , December 2008

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