Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 10 , Pages 1884-1891 , October 2009

Apoptosis during the development of pelvic floor muscle in anorectal malformation rats

Received 1 December 2008 ,Revised 29 January 2009 ,Accepted 1 February 2009.

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☆ This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, Beijing, China (grant No. 30872704) and project supported by the Key Laboratory of Education Bureau of Liaoning Province, China (grant No. 2008s234).

PII: S0022-3468(09)00131-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.02.004

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 10 , Pages 1884-1891 , October 2009

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