Intermuscular transverse ligament goes under the orbital part of the lacrimal gland and attaches to the lateral orbital wall

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 542-543

  Kakizaki, Hirohiko ^a   Zako, Masahiro ^a   Nakano, Takashi ^a   Asamoto, Ken ^a   Mito, Hidenori ^b   Iwaki, Masayoshi ^a  

^a AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ide Eye Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Course of the ligament attachment; Intermuscular transverse ligament; Levator palpebrae superioris muscle; Whitnall ligament

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LACRIMAL GLAND; LIGAMENT; MALE; ORBIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER EYELID;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; EYELIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; LIGAMENTS; MALE; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; ORBIT;

EID: 29244460018     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-004-0240-2     Document Type: Article

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