Aberrant axillary artery descending deep beneath the brachial plexus

Anatomical Science International

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 114-119

  Honma, Satoru ^a   Kawai, Katsushi ^a   Koizumi, Masahiro ^a   Kodama, Kodo ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axillary artery; Brachial plexus; Gross anatomy; Inferior pectoral artery; Posterior cord

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; AXILLARY ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION; CADAVER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; AXILLARY ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0042304156     PISSN: 14476959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-7722.2003.00046.x     Document Type: Article

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