Anatomic variations of foramen ovale

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 3 no. 1, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 64-68

  Ray, Biswabina ^a   Gupta, Nirupma ^a   Ghose, Supriya ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Anatomical variation; Foramen ovale; Skull; Spine; Tubercle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NEPAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SPHENOID;

ADULT; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEPAL; REFERENCE VALUES; SPHENOID BONE;

EID: 39049183024     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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