Acta Med. 2012, 55: 189-192

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2015.45

Asymmetric Bilateral Variations in the Musculocutaneous and Median Nerves with High Branching of Brachial Artery

Vandana Tomar, Surbhi Wadhwa

Department of Anatomy, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi 110095, India

Received June 25, 2012
Accepted November 11, 2012

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