Comparative morphometry of the olfactory bulb, tract and stria in the human, dog and goat;Morfometría Comparada del Bulbo, Tracto y Estría Olfatoria en el Humano, Perro y Cabra

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 939-946

  Kavoi, Boniface M ^a   Jameela, Hassanali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Dog; Goat; Human; Morphometry; Olfactory brain

Indexed keywords

EID: 80155131442     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022011000300047     Document Type: Article

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