A case of an accessory palmaris longus muscle and a duplicate palmaris longus muscle with special reference to their nerve supply - Morphologic significance of a common innervation trunk

Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica

Volumn 79, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 75-82

  Kawashima, Tomokazu ^a   Kikushima, Satoko ^a   Yokota, Eri ^a   Ohkubo, Fumie ^a   Yamana, Yayoi ^a   Sato, Fumi ^a   Sasaki, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Duplicate palmaris longus muscle; Gross anatomy; Human; Median nerve

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISSECTION; FOREARM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AGED; DISSECTION; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0036691744     PISSN: 0030154X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2535/ofaj.79.75     Document Type: Article

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