The arachnoid sleeve enveloping the pituitary stalk: Anatomical and histologic study

Neurosurgery

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 585-589

  Song Tao, Qi ^a   Xi An, Zhang ^a   Hao, Long ^a   Jun, Fan ^a   Jun, Pan ^a   Yun Tao, Lu ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Arachnoid membrane; Histology; Pituitary stalk; Subarachnoid space

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ADULT; ARACHNOID; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CAROTID ARTERY; DIAPHRAGM; DISSECTION; HEAD; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFUNDIBULUM; MICROSCOPY; MICROSURGERY; NEUROANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA; TISSUE SECTION;

ARACHNOID; CADAVER; HUMANS; PITUITARY GLAND;

EID: 77649152211     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000365371.50165.06     Document Type: Article

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