Sagittal suture of the human cranium and the time of closing;Sutura sagital en el cráneo humano y el tiempo de cierre

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 469-473

  Alves, Janice Chaim ^a   Wafae, Gabriela Cavallini ^b   Coelho, Daniela de Paula ^a   Wafae, Nader ^a   Coelho, Viviane de Assis ^a   Pereria, Eduardo ^a   Ruiz, Cristiane Regina ^a  

^a Centro Universitario Sao Camilo   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVE DE JULHO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Anthropology; Sutures; Synostosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349594530     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022009000200026     Document Type: Article

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