Concurrent variations of median nerve, musculocutaneous nerve and biceps brachii muscle

Neuroanatomy

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages 30-32

  Nayak, Satheesha ^a   Samuel, Vijay Paul ^a   Somayaji, Nagabhooshana ^a  

^a MELAKA MANIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Arm; Biceps brachii; Median nerve; Musculocutaneous nerve; Variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARM; ARTERY COMPRESSION; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; DISSECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE ROOT; NEUROANATOMY;

EID: 33846676692     PISSN: 13031783     EISSN: 13031775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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