Physiological and Radiological Implications of a Low Incidence of Pineal Calcification in Nigeria

Name: Physiological and Radiological Implications of a Low Incidence of Pineal Calcification in Nigeria
Keywords: Adult, Male, Epilepsy, Adolescent, Age Factors, Headache, Calcinosis, Infant, Infections, Hematologic Diseases

G F, Daramola; A O, Olowu

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Physiological and Radiological Implications of a Low Incidence of Pineal Calcification in Nigeria

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1972 English Publisher:S. Karger AGJournal:Neuroendocrinology, volume 9, pages 41-57 (issn: 0028-3835, eissn: 1423-0194,

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Authors: G F, Daramola; A O, Olowu;

doi: 10.1159/000122036

pmid: 5008124

Physiological and Radiological Implications of a Low Incidence of Pineal Calcification in Nigeria

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In a retrospective study of 952 skull X-rays taken in a few Lagos hospitals, it was found that the over-all incidence of calcification of the pineal gland was surprisingly low: 5.04% compared with the

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University of Lagos
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Keywords

Adult, Male, Epilepsy, Adolescent, Age Factors, Headache, Calcinosis, Infant, Infections, Hematologic Diseases, Congenital Abnormalities, Child, Preschool, Craniocerebral Trauma, Humans, Calcium, Female, Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones, Child, Aged, Melatonin

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