Sommer's sector
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Sommer's Sector is region CA1 of the hippocampus, a part of the human brain. It is particularly vulnerable to hypoxic or ischemic damage and is one of the first brain regions to show gross changes in cerebral hypoxia. Sommer's sector is one of the vulnerable areas in Global Cerebral Ischemia.
External links
- Image of Sommer's Sector from Columbia University website
- Galloway, P. G.; Roessmann, U. (1986). "Neuronal karyorrhexis in Sommer's sector in a 22-week stillborn". Acta Neuropathologica. 70 (3–4): 343–4. doi:10.1007/BF00686095. PMID 3766131.
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