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Symmorphosis in relation to the relative dimensions of the glottic and tracheal area in the mammalian larynx

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

D. F. N. Harrison  and
Susan Denny
D. F. N. Harrison*
Affiliation:
London
Susan Denny
Affiliation:
London
*
Prof. D. F. N. Harrison, M.D., M.S., Ph.D., F.R.C.S., The Institute of Laryngology and Otology, 330 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8EE
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Abstract

A large number of non-human mammalian larynges have been studied in an attempt to relate body mass to maximum glottic and tracheal area in order to confirm symmorphism.

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 11 , November 1989 , pp. 1053 - 1056
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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