Anatomical variation of the accessory muscle of the forearm (Gantzer's muscles) and his relationship with the median nerve: A case report in human

Brazilian Journal for Morphological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-41

  Campos, D ^a   Nazer, M B ^a   Bartholdy, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CRUZ DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accessory flexor muscle; Forearm; Median nerve

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953881810     PISSN: 01029010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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