Variations in number and termination of the inferior thyroid veins in human fetuses.
In corrosion casts of the variations in termination of the inferior thyroid veins were investigated. The inferior thyroid veins drained into the left and right brachiocephalic veins to the superior vena cava and the internal jugular veins, and anastomosed with the thymic veins.
Oszukowski
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Department of Anatomy, University School of Medicine, Lódź.
Kosiński
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D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000098:blood supply*; D014680:Veins / Q000196:embryology*