A previously undescribed branch of the pterygopalatine ganglion

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-53

  Oomen, Karin P ^a   Ebbeling, Michelle ^a   De Ru, Jacob A ^a   Hordijk, Gerrit J ^a   Bleys, Ronald L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; GANGLION; GANGLION BLOCK; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROANATOMY; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; PTERYGOPALATINE GANGLION; TISSUE SECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANATOMY, REGIONAL; CADAVER; CLUSTER HEADACHE; COCAINE; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; DISSECTION; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLARY NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; PTERYGOPALATINE FOSSA; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; TRIGEMINAL GANGLION; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 79551571433     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2011.25.3550     Document Type: Article

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