Meckel's cartilage : Discovery, embryology and evolution -overview of the specificity of meckel's cartilage-

Journal of Oral Biosciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-135

  Amano, Osamu ^a   Doi, Takashi ^a   Yamada, Tohru ^a   Sasaki, Au ^a   Sakiyama, Koji ^a   Kanegae, Haruhide ^a   Kindaichi, Koji ^a,b  

^a Meikai University   (Japan)

^b Akamon Oriental Medical College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chondro genesis; Human embryo; Mandibular development; Meckel's cartilage; Medical history

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952233843     PISSN: 13490079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2330/joralbiosci.52.125     Document Type: Review

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