Comparative study of fetal behaviour in a case of monozygotic twins, one being anencephalic.
Fetal behavior in monozygotic twins, one being anencephalic, was serially recorded from 20 to 35 weeks of gestation and analyzed. The commencement of breathing movement was concluded to reflect the development of the medulla oblongata of the fetus.
Kurauchi
O
O
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
Ohno
Y
Y
Furugori
K
K
Kuno
N
N
Morikawa
S
S
Itakura
A
A
Mizutani
S
S
Tomoda
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D000757:Anencephaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal