Morphology and function of Bast's valve: Additional insight in its functioning using 3D-reconstruction

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 265, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-157

  Hofman, R ^a   Segenhout, J M ^a   Buytaert, J A N ^b   Dirckx, J J J ^b   Wit, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

3D reconstruction; Bast's valve; Endolymphatic system; Imaging; OPFOS; Utriculo endolymphatic valve

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UTRICLE; VESTIBULE AQUEDUCT;

ENDOLYMPHATIC DUCT; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SACCULE AND UTRICLE;

EID: 38749085334     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-007-0424-8     Document Type: Article

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