Development of the cavernous sinus in the fetal period: A morphological study

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 140-150

  Hashimoto, Masanori ^a   Yokota, Akira ^a   Yamada, Haruyuki ^a   Okudera, Toshio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN AND BLOOD VESSELS AKITA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus; Development; Dura mater; Dural sinus; Fetus; Lateral sellar compartment

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DURA MATER; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0034079219     PISSN: 04708105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.40.140     Document Type: Article

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