Histology of the human carotid sheath revisited

Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 49-60

  Hayashi, Shogo ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alar fascia; Carotid sheath; Cervical fasciae; Prevertebral lamina

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; MALE; OROPHARYNX; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; THYROID GLAND; TRACHEA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERIES; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYOID BONE; MALE; OROPHARYNX; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; THYROID GLAND; TRACHEA;

EID: 36949034333     PISSN: 0030154X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2535/ofaj.84.49     Document Type: Article

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