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MedPulse - International Medical Journal, ISSN 2348-2516 E-ISSN: 2348-1897

Volume 1, Issue 6, June 2014 pp 299-303

Research Article

The cervical extension of human fetal thymus

Bashir Khan1, Siraz Ausavi2

1Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Shri Bhausaheb Hire Government Medical College, Dhule, Maharashtra, INDIA.

2Associate professor, Department of Anatomy, MNR Medical College, Sangareddy, Telangana, INDIA.

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