Anomalies, aneurysm and histology of the middle cerebral artery in Nigerian Africans;Anomalías, aneurisma e histología de la arteria cerebral media en Africanos Nigerianos

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1023-1027

  Idowu, O E ^a   Shokunbi, M T ^b   Malomo, A O ^b   Akang, E E U ^c,d  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Departments of Neurosurgery   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anomalies; Histology; Middle cerebral artery

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650517512     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022008000400038     Document Type: Article

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