Measurements of lacrimal glands from cadavers, with descriptions of typical glands and three gross variants

Orbit

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 137-146

  Lorber, Mortimer ^a   Vidi, Branislav ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Connective tissue; Dimorphism; Exocrine glands; Lacrimal glands; Organ capsule

Indexed keywords

APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LACRIMAL GLAND; MALE; ORBIT; POSTHUMOUS CARE; UPPER EYELID;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PROBABILITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 70350637515     PISSN: 01676830     EISSN: 17445108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01676830902766014     Document Type: Article

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