The size of venous foramina and skull capacity in man and selected vertebrate species

Folia Morphologica

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 98-103

  Wysocki, J ^a  

^a SIEDLCE UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Capacity; Foramina; Skull; Venous outflow; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRD; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; SKULL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VENOUS BLOOD; VENOUS FORAMINA; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HUMANS; SKULL; VEINS;

AVES; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 46649111316     PISSN: 00155659     EISSN: 16443284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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