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A duplicated Meckel’s cartilage in a human fetus

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 An exceptional case of a duplicate Meckel’s cartilage in a human fetus, with a C-R length of 57 mm, is studied. Another small cartilage, isolated from Meckel’s, of rounded morphology, was observed in a small region between the temporomandibular joint and the middle ear. This cartilage was only present on the right side.

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  1. Departamento de Ciencias Morfológicas II, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, E-28040 Madrid, España Fax: 34-1-3941339; e-mail: jfrodvaz@eucmax.sim.ucm.es, , , , , , ES

    J. F. Rodríguez-Vázquez, J. R. Mérida-Velasco, L. A. Arráez-Aybar & J. Jiménez-Collado

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  1. J. F. Rodríguez-Vázquez
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Accepted: 28 February 1997

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Rodríguez-Vázquez, J., Mérida-Velasco, J., Arráez-Aybar, L. et al. A duplicated Meckel’s cartilage in a human fetus. Anat Embryol 195, 497–502 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004290050069

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