Incidence and morphology of the accessory head of the flexor pollicis longus muscle (Gantzer's muscle) in a Turkish population

Neurosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 171-174

  Uyaroglu, Feray G ^a   Kayalioglu, Gulgun ^a   Erturk, Mete ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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Indexed keywords

ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE SPINDLE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 33750051656     PISSN: 13196138     EISSN: 13196138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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