The pterygopalatine ganglion in humans: A morphological study

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 196-202

  Rusu, M C ^a   Pop, F ^a   Curca G C ^a   Podoleanu, L ^a   Voinea, L M ^a  

^a CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Maxillary nerve; Palatine nerve; Pterygopalatine fossa

Indexed keywords

SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROFILAMENT; PARASYMPATHETIC GANGLION; PTERYGOPALATINE GANGLION; STAINING; VIDIAN NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; CEREBRUM; DISSECTION; FEMALE; GANGLIA, PARASYMPATHETIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MALE; MAXILLARY NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; SILVER; SPHENOID BONE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

EID: 62549102412     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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