Stereological characteristics of the equine accessory nerve

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 205-213

  Matiasek, K ^a   Gais, P ^b   Rodenacker, K ^b   Jutting U ^b   Tanck, J J ^c   Schmahl, W ^c  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MYELINATED NERVE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERONEUS NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACCESSORY NERVE; ANIMALS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERONEAL NERVE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 43749106671     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2007.00830.x     Document Type: Article

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