Orbital passage of pterygopalatine ganglion efferents to paranasal sinuses and nasal mucosa in man

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 175, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 223-228

  Ruskell, Gordon L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethmoidal nerve; Facial nerve; Parasympathetic nerves; Rami orbitales; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

RESIN;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; EFFERENT NERVE; ETHMOID BONE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NOSE MUCOSA; ORBIT; PARANASAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGOPALATINE FOSSA; SOFT TISSUE; TISSUE SECTION;

ETHMOID BONE; FACIAL NERVE; GANGLIA, PARASYMPATHETIC; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MAXILLARY NERVE; MUCUS; NASAL MUCOSA; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; ORBIT; PALATE, HARD; PARANASAL SINUSES; PARASYMPATHETIC FIBERS, POSTGANGLIONIC; RHINITIS, VASOMOTOR; SPHENOID BONE; SYMPATHETIC FIBERS, POSTGANGLIONIC;

EID: 0346727157     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000074943     Document Type: Article

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