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Labbé's vein (Charles Labbé)

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Vein that connects the superficial middle cerebral vein and the transverse sinus of the brain.

Bibliography

  • Charles Labbé:
    Note sur la circulation veineuse du cerveau et sur le mode de développment des corpuscules de Pacchioni.
    Archives de Anatomie et Physiologie Normale et Pathologique, 1879, 6: 135-154. Étude sur les Granulationes de Pacchioni suivie d`une Note sur les Moyens de Communication de la Circulation Veineuse Intra-Crâniene Avec l`Extérieur du Crâne. Doctoral thesis, Paris, 1881. Anomalie des sinus de la dure-mere. Dévelopement de ces sinus. Considérations sur la suppléance réciproque de cees canaux veinex dans les cas d`absence de l`un d`eux. Description de qulques sinus peu connus.
    Archives de Anatomie et Physiologie Normale et Pathologique, 1883, 3: 1-27.

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