Anne M. Gilroy - Atlas of anatomy (Thieme Anatomy)

Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
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New York, New York 10001 Based on the work of Michael Schuenke, MD, PhD,
Erik Schulte, MD, and Udo Schumacher, MD Anne M. Gilroy, MA
Dept. of Cell Biology and Dept. of Surgery
University of Massachusetts Medical School
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester, MA 01655-0333 Brian R. MacPherson, PhD
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology
MN225 Chandler Medical Center
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, KY 40536-0298 Lawrence M. Ross, MD, PhD
Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
6431 Fannin, Suite 7.046
Houston, TX 77030 Michael Schuenke, MD, PhD
Institute of Anatomy
Christian Albrecht University Kiel
Olshausenstrasse 40
D-24098 Kiel Erik Schulte, MD
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Johannes Gutenberg University
Saarstrasse 19-21
D-55099 Mainz Udo Schumacher, MD, FRCPath, CBiol, FIBiol, DSc
Institute of Anatomy II: Experimental Morphology
Center for Experimental Medicine
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Martinistrasse 52
D-20246 Hamburg Copyright 2008 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

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