Anatomy of the distal incus in humans

JARO - Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 485-496

  Chien, Wade ^a,b   Northrop, Clarinda ^a,c   Levine, Stephen ^c   Pilch, Ben Z ^a,e   Peake, William T ^a,d   Rosowski, John J ^a,b,d   Merchant, Saumil N ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Temporal Bone Foundation   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Incudo stapedial joint; Incus; Incus necrosis; Lenticular process; Middle ear mechanics

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY OSSICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUS; MIDDLE EAR; MORPHOMETRICS; OSTEOCYTE; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPORAL BONE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 72249117582     PISSN: 15253961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10162-009-0179-6     Document Type: Article

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