The function of arachnoid villi/granulations revisited

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 281-284

  Mawera, G ^a   Asala, S A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ARACHNOID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

ABSORPTION; ARACHNOID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PROTEINS; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030225836     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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