Closure of the middle ear with special reference to the development of the tegmen tympani of the temporal bone

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 218, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 690-698

  Rodríguez Vázquez, José Francisco ^a   Murakami, Gen ^b   Verdugo López, Samuel ^a   Abe, Shin ichi ^c   Fujimiya, Mineko ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Iwamizawa Kojin kai Hospital   (Japan)

^c TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^d SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Discomalleolar ligament; Human fetus; Middle ear; Petrosquamosal fissure; Petrotympanic fissure; Tegmen tympani; Tympanosquamosal fissure

Indexed keywords

PARAFFIN;

ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; EAR CARTILAGE; EARDRUM; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALLEUS; MIDDLE EAR; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL BONE;

CARTILAGE; EAR, MIDDLE; FETUS; HUMANS; TEMPORAL BONE; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

CHORDA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79955525191     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2011.01378.x     Document Type: Article

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