The cutaneous innervation of the female breast and nipple-areola complex: Implications for surgery

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 249-259

  Jaspars, J J P ^a   Posma, A N ^b   Van Immerseel, A A H ^a   Gittenberger de Groot, A C ^a,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c University Hospital Leiden ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST AREOLA; BREAST SURGERY; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INNERVATION; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN NERVE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

EID: 0030986869     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1226(97)91155-3     Document Type: Article

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