Bilateral variant contributions in the formation of median nerve

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 562-565

  Goyal, N ^a   Harjeet, ^a   Gupta, M ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Brachial plexus; Median nerve; Musculocutaneous nerve; Variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; AXILLARY ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CADAVER; DELTOID MUSCLE; DISSECTION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE MALFORMATION; NERVE ROOT; NEUROANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ARTERIES; AXILLA; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CADAVER; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOCUTANEOUS NERVE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 30344438286     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-005-0023-6     Document Type: Article

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