Rapidly adhering cells in two cases of anencephaly.
We report the successful use of a new method described by Gosden and Brock (1977) in two cases of anencephaly; according to this method 'rapidly adhering cells' are identified as neural cells of a specific morphology. Although the original method described adherence of cells during the first 20 h, we were able to identify a considerable number of such cells after a delay of three days due to mailing of the amniotic fluid.
D000328:Adult; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000166:cytology*; D000757:Anencephaly / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis