Development of the dynamic structure (force lines) of the middle ear ossicles in human foetuses

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1049-1060

  Whyte, J ^a   Cisneros, A ^a   Yus, C ^b   Obon J ^a   Whyte, A ^a   Serrano, P ^a   Perez Castejon C ^a   Vera, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

Author keywords

Development; Human foetuses; Microarchitecture; Middle ear ossicles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCUS; MALLEUS; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; STAPES;

BIOMECHANICS; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCUS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALLEUS; STAPES;

EID: 84863988056     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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