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Nasopharynx

Known as: Rhinopharynges, Nph, Rhinopharynx 
The top portion of the pharynx situated posterior to the nose and superior to the SOFT PALATE. The nasopharynx is the posterior extension of the… 
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Adenoidal structureAdenovirus Ag:PrThr:Pt:Nph:OrdBenign tumor of nasopharynxBiopsy of Nasopharynx

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Pharyngeal structure

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Review
2000
Review
2000
Three-dimensional intensity-modulated radiotherapy in the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: the University of California-San Francisco experience.
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Sequence variation in the Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein 1.
The sequence of the latent membrane protein 1 (LMP-1) gene was analysed in Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) isolates from specific… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Retrospective analysis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated during 1976-1985: late complications following megavoltage irradiation.
A retrospective analysis was undertaken of the late complications observed in 4527 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae: a South African perspective.
Resistance to penicillin among South African strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae increased from 4.9% in 1979 to 14.4% in 1990… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Nasopharyngeal Flora in the First Three Years of Life in Normal and Otitis-Prone Children
Nasopharyngeal carriage of the three major middle ear pathogens (Streptococcus pneumoniae, nontypeable Hemophilus influenzae, and… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Analysis of a repetitive DNA sequence from Bordetella pertussis and its application to the diagnosis of pertussis using the polymerase chain reaction
A tandemly repeated 1,046-base-pair (bp) ClaI DNA fragment from Bordetella pertussis was cloned into Escherichia coli by using… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
The type b capsular polysaccharide as a virulence determinant of Haemophilus influenzae: studies using clinical isolates and laboratory transformants.
Haemophilus influenzae organisms elaborating one of six capsular polysaccharides (types a-f) colonize the respiratory tract of… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Cysts of the Oral Regions
History odontogenic keratocyst (primordial cyst) gingival cyst and midpalatal Raph e cyst of infants gingival cyst of adults… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Induction of Cellular DNA Synthesis in Human Leucocytes by Epstein–Barr Virus
THE discovery of Epstein and Barr1 of an antigenically and biologically unique herpes-like virus (EBV) in cultured cells derived… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Distribution of poliovirus antibody in serum, nasopharynx and alimentary tract following segmental immunization of lower alimentary tract with poliovaccine.
Poliovirus antibody response in serum, nasopharynx and segments of the lower alimentary tract has been studied following… 
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