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A few observations about Meckel's cartilage in the human

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In the human embryo, fusion of Meckel's cartilages takes place during mandibular development. It seems to be independent of the endochondral ossification with respect to the developmental sequence.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medecine, University of Louvain (UCL), Av. E Mounier, 52, 1200, Bruxelles, (Belgium)

    M. Goret-Nicaise

  2. Institute of Anatomy, Pestalozzistrasse 20, CH-4056, Basel, (Switzerland)

    D. Pilet

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Goret-Nicaise, M., Pilet, D. A few observations about Meckel's cartilage in the human. Anat Embryol 167, 365–370 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00315674

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