Endoscopic investigation of the internal organs of a 15th-century child mummy from Yangju, Korea

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 209, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 681-688

  Kim, Seok Bae ^a   Shin, Jeong Eun ^a   Park, Sung Sil ^b   Bok, Gi Dae ^b   Chang, Young Pyo ^a   Kim, Jaehyup ^c   Chung, Yoon Hee ^d   Yi, Yang Su ^e   Shin, Myung Ho ^f   Chang, Byung Soo ^g   Shin, Dong Hoon ^c   Kim, Myeung Ju ^a  

^a Dankook University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^e Jinju National Museum   (South Korea)

^f Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^g Hanseo University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Internal organs; Korea; Mummy; Nodules

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; CHILD; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; ENTEROPATHY; FIBEROSCOPE; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER NODULE; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH KOREA;

BURIAL; CHILD; ENDOSCOPY; FECES; FIBER OPTICS; HUMANS; INTESTINES; KOREA; LIVER; MUMMIES; VISCERA;

EID: 33750347641     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2006.00637.x     Document Type: Article

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