Newly revealed cricothyropharyngeus muscle in the human laryngopharynx

Anatomical Record

Volumn 291, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 927-938

  Mu, Liancai ^a   Sanders, Ira ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cricothyropharyngeus; Fiber types; Immunocytochemistry; Innervation; Laryngopharynx; MHC isoforms; Sihler's stain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRICOID; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LARYNX MUSCLE; MUSCLE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPEECH; TONGUE;

CRICOID CARTILAGE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL MUSCLES; MUSCLE FIBERS; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; SPEECH; TONGUE;

EID: 52049093718     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20727     Document Type: Article

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