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Cranial Nerves

Known as: Cranial nerve, Cranial neural tree organ, cns cranial nerves 
Twelve pairs of nerves that carry general afferent, visceral afferent, special afferent, somatic efferent, and autonomic efferent fibers.
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Abducens Nerve DiseasesAbducens Nerve NeoplasmAccessory Nerve NeoplasmAcoustic Neuroma

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Abducens nerve structureFacial nerve structureGlossopharyngeal nerve structureHypoglossal nerve structure

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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Standard atlas of the gross anatomy of the developing inner ear of the chicken
During development, the chicken inner ear undergoes a series of morphological changes which give rise to the various structures… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Presenting symptoms and signs after whiplash injury
Objective: To assess the relationship between accident mechanisms and initial findings after whiplash injury. Design: Cohort… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Re-treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in 53 patients.
Review
1988
Review
1988
Value of skull radiography, head computed tomographic scanning, and admission for observation in cases of minor head injury.
A retrospective review of 373 adult patients admitted to Harbor General Hospital between 1980 and 1984 for minor closed head… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Pharmacological aspects of excitatory synaptic transmission to second‐order vestibular neurons in the frog
Synaptic excitation of second‐order vestibular neurons is mediated by two principal afferents: vestibular afferents projecting… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Inner ear: dye injection reveals peripheral origins of specific sensitivities.
In the American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) tracing of functionally identijied, dye-filledjibers of the eighth cranial nerve to… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Connections of the pretectum in the cat
  • N. Berman
  • The Journal of comparative neurology
  • 1977
  • Corpus ID: 37133045
The connections of the pretectal complex in the cat have been examined by anatomical methods which utilize the anterograde axonal… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Effects of 3-acetylpyridine on the central nervous system of the rat, as demonstrated by silver methods.
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
A Functional Interpretation of the Electron-Microscopic Structure of the Sensory Hairs in the Cristæ of the Elasmobranch Raja clavata in Terms of Directional Sensitivity
THE sensory cells in the vertebrate labyrinth are epithelial cells innervated by end-branches of bipolar neurons of the various… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Control of secretion from the avian salt gland.
In birds with a marine habitat the nasal glands are modified into salt glands, able to excrete excess sodium chloride. The… 
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