Anatomical variations associated with the carotid arterial system in the neck

European Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 175-178

  Shankar, Nachiket ^a   Raveendranath, V ^a   Ravindranath, R ^a   Manjunath, K Y ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anomalous origin; Common carotid artery; External carotid artery; Tortuosity; Trachea

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849102834     PISSN: 11364890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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