Location and gross morphology of the nasopalatine duct in human adults

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 741-748

  Jacob, Suma ^a   Zelano, Bethanne ^a   Gungor, Anil ^a,b   Abbott, David ^a   Naclerio, Robert ^a   McClintock, Martha K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; NASOPALATINE DUCT; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE SEPTUM; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 0034047853     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.126.6.741     Document Type: Article

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