Communication between the axillary and radial nerves in the human upper arm

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 213-221

  Koizumi, Masahiro ^a   Kawai, Katsushi ^a   Maeda, Satoshi ^a   Okamoto, Keishi ^b   Kodama, Kodo ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axillary nerve; Comparative anatomy; Gross anatomy; Peripheral nerves; Radial nerve; Upper limb communication of nerves

Indexed keywords

ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CADAVER; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVE CONDUCTION; RADIAL NERVE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0032916602     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-9602(99)80011-9     Document Type: Article

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