Structure of first pharyngeal pouch

We have proposed that independent origins of the tympanic membrane (TM), consisting of the external auditory meatus (EAM) and… (More)

The amniote middle ear is a classical example of the evolutionary novelty. Although paleontological evidence supports the view… (More)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: An acquired attic cholesteatoma may spontaneously drain externally into the external auditory canal… (More)

CONCLUSIONS 1. The principle of bilateral symmetry depends on the chordal cartilage that is the keystone in cranial base… (More)

In the present report we describe a 35-year-old gravida II, para I. Her first presentation in our department for prenatal… (More)

NATURE REVIEWS | GENETICS VOLUME 5 | SEPTEMBER 2004 | 643 Faces are one of the most distinctive parts of our anatomy; we use them… (More)

Targeted inactivation of the mouse retinaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (RALDH2/ALDH1a2), the enzyme responsible for early embryonic… (More)

The purpose of this study was to describe the luminal development of the murine eustachian tube and middle ear. Thirty specimens… (More)

The clinical and histologic features of the second reported case of retrotympanic odontoma, which clinically presented as a… (More)