A study of sutural morphology of the pterion and asterion among human adult Indian skulls

Biomedical Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-75

  Hussain Saheb, S ^a   Mavishetter, G F ^a   Thomas, S T ^a   Prasanna, L C ^a   Magi, Muralidhar P ^a  

^a J J M MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Asterion; Pterion; Sutural bones

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; ASTERION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL SUTURE; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIAN; MALE; PTERION; SKULL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 78650773255     PISSN: 0970938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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