The normal and abnormal genu of the corpus callosum: An evolutionary, embryologic, anatomic, and MR analysis

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1631-1645

  Kier, E Leon ^a   Truwit, Charles L ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal studies; Brain, growth and development; Corpus callosum, abnormalities and anomalies; Corpus callosum, anatomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR COMMISSURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CAT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CORPUS CALLOSUM AGENESIS; DOG; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAMMAL; MAMMILLARY BODY; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RABBIT; RAT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; CATS; CHILD; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DOGS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAPLORHINI; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAMILLARY BODIES; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; RATS; REFERENCE VALUES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029855021     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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