Histological features of posterior lumbar epidural fat;CARACTERISTIQUES HISTOLOGIQUES DE LA GRAISSE EPIDURALE LOMIBAIRE POSTERIEURE

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-25

  Wolfram Gabel, R ^a   Beaujeux, R ^a   Fabre, M ^a   Kehrli, P ^a   Dietemann, J L ^a   Bourjat, P ^a  

^a HÔPITAL CIVIL   (France)

Author keywords

Epidural space; Fat; Spinal canal

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; EPIDURAL SPACE; FETUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR SPINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DURA MATER; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LUMBAR VERTEBRA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DURA MATER; FETUS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0030011419     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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