Ontogenetic change in temporal bone pneumatization in humans

Anatomical Record

Volumn 294, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1103-1115

  Hill, Cheryl A ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Ontogeny; Pneumatization; Temporal bone

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; FOSSIL; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; ONTOGENY; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL BONE; TRABECULAR BONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASTOID; PHYLOGENY; TEMPORAL BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959261554     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.21404     Document Type: Article

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