The asymmetry index of the cricoid cartilage and the external angle of the thyroid cartilage. A sex-related study

European Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-7

  Pereira Jotz, Geraldo ^a,b   Zaquia Leao H ^a   Pereira Da Costa Filho, O ^a   Fisch, P ^a   Coelho Magalhaes R ^b   Cervantes, O ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Asymmetry; Cricoid cartilage; Larynx; Morphometry; Thyroid cartilage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRICOID; FEMALE; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LARYNX CARTILAGE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 34347207531     PISSN: 11364890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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