Study of human adult parotid duct in the area of penetration through buccinator muscle and their functional relationship as a sphincter

Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-18

  Amano, Kaori ^a   Moriyama, Hiroshi ^b   Shimada, Kazuyuki ^c   Matsumura, George ^a  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

smooth muscle actin (SMA); Buccinator muscle; Human adult; Orifice; Parotid duct; Sphincter

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FACE MUSCLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PAROTID GLAND; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVARY GLAND DUCT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTINS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FACIAL MUSCLES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; PAROTID GLAND; SALIVARY DUCTS;

EID: 84878804370     PISSN: 11226714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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