Postnatal change on the location of Ostmann's fatty tissue in the region lateral to Eustachian tube

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1105-1112

  Orita, Yorihisa ^a   Sando, Isamu ^a   Hasebe, Seishi ^a   Miura, Makoto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eustachian tube; Ostmann's fatty tissue; Postnatal change; Protective function

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUDITORY TUBE; CARTILAGE; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MESENCHYME; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; OSTMANN FATTY TISSUE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL BONE; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0141750461     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(03)00219-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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