Microvascular characteristics of the human filiform papillae: A videocapillaroscopic study

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 183-186

  Scardina, G A ^a   Messina, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capillaroscopy; Filiform papillae; Lingual mucosa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CAPILLARY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; TONGUE DISEASE;

EID: 33644750460     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2005.08.016     Document Type: Article

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