The oculomotor nuclear complex in humans Microanatomy and clinical significance

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-12

  Donzelli, R ^a   Marinkovic, S ^b   Brigante, L ^a   Nikodijevic, I ^b   Maiuri, F ^a   De Divitiis, O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Edinger Westphal nucleus; Oculomotor nerve; Oculomotor nuclear complex; Ophthalmoplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDIAN RAPHE NUCLEUS; MESENCEPHALON; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC CELL;

EID: 0031938809     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf01628108     Document Type: Article

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