Anatomical variations of the median nerve distribution and communication in the arm

Folia Morphologica

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 313-318

  Beheiry, Eman Elazab ^a  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Communicating branches; Median nerve; Musculocutaneous nerve; Variations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CADAVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE PARALYSIS; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; ULNAR NERVE; ARM; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOCUTANEOUS NERVE; ULNAR NERVE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 16544378902     PISSN: 00155659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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