Ultrasonographical and histological cross-sectional study of the human superficial branch of the radial nerve

Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 52, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2012, Pages 1081-1090

  Chakravarthy Marx, S ^a,b   Dhalapathy, S ^c   Anitha Marx, C ^d   Satish Babu, M ^e   Pulakunta, T ^f   Vasanthakumar, ^g  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ANTIGUA   (Antigua and Barbuda)

^c MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^e KASTURBA HOSPITAL   (India)

^f St Matthew's University   (Cayman Islands)

^g MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Age changes; Histology; Superficial radial nerve; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIAL NERVE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIAL NERVE;

EID: 84858262011     PISSN: 12200522     EISSN: 20668279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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