Lung morphology: A cadaver study in Indian population

Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 235-240

  Prakash, ^a   Bhardwaj, Ajay Kumar ^b   Shashirekha, M ^a   Suma, H Y ^a   Gowtham Krishna, G ^a   Singh, Gajendra ^c  

^a VYDEHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b Katihar Medical College   (India)

^c BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cadaver; Fissure; Lung

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INDIA; LUNG; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION;

ADULT; CADAVER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; INDIA; LUNG; MALE; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 78751524906     PISSN: 11226714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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