Comparison between human and rat TMJ: Anatomic and histopathologic features

Acta Cirurgica Brasileira

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 290-293

  Porto, Gabriela Granja ^a   Vasconcelos, Belmiro Cavalcanti Do Egito ^a,b   Andrade, Emanuel Sávio De Souza ^a   Silva Jr , Valdemiro Amaro ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ^*  (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anatomy, comparative; Animal experimentation; Rats; Temporomandibular joint

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; SYNOVIUM; TEMPORAL BONE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; WISTAR RAT;

ANATOMY, COMPARATIVE; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULAR CONDYLE; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TEMPORAL BONE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISK;

EID: 77952911942     PISSN: 01028650     EISSN: 16782674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-86502010000300012     Document Type: Article

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