An unreported variation of the cervical vagus nerve: Anatomical and histological observations

Folia Morphologica

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-157

  Tubbs, R S ^a,b,f   Loukas, M ^c,d   Shoja, M M ^e   Blevins, D ^f   Humphrey, R ^f   Chua, G D ^f   Kelly, D R ^f   Oakes, W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c St George's University   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cranial nerve; Neck; Nervous system; Variation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DEATH; GANGLION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE GROWTH; PERINEURIUM; THORAX; THYROID GLAND; VAGUS NERVE;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CELL MOVEMENT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; GANGLIA, PARASYMPATHETIC; HUMANS; MALE; NECK; NERVE FIBERS; ORGANOGENESIS; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; THYROID GLAND; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 34250622868     PISSN: 00155659     EISSN: 16443284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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