Transverse subisthmic course of the innominate artery in an adult: Detailed anatomy and additional variation

Folia Morphologica

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 261-266

  Rusu, M C ^a   Boscu A L ^b  

^a CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Brachiocephalic trunk; Carotid artery; Thyroid gland; Trachea; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; THORACIC AORTA; THYROID GLAND;

AGED; AORTA, THORACIC; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK; CADAVER; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; FEMALE; HUMANS; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 78650663105     PISSN: 00155659     EISSN: 16443284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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