title: Cortical branches of the middle cerebral artery in human fetuses.
abstract: In 30 human fetuses, aged 20-31 weeks, the middle cerebral artery and its cortical branches were investigated with injection method. The cortical branches pass on the superlateral surface of the cortex and from a dense net communicating with corresponding vessels of the anterior and posterior cerebral arteries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University Medical Academy, Szczecin.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Czerwiński
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ilecki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mierzwa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000196:embryology* / Q000254:growth & development; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000098:blood supply*; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans