183 Advances in Anatomy Embryology and Cell Biology Editors F. F. Beck, Melbourne · B. Christ, Freiburg F. Clascá, Madrid · D. E. Haines, Jackson H.-W. Korf, Frankfurt · W. Kummer, Giessen E. Marani, Leiden · R. Putz, München Y. Sano, Kyoto · T. H. Schiebler, Würzburg K. Zilles, Düsseldorf K.N. Michailova · K.G. Usunoff Serosal Membranes (Pleura, Pericardium, Peritoneum) Normal Structure, Development and Experimental Pathology With 33 Figures 123 Krassimira N. Michailova. MD, PhD Department of Anatomy and Histology Medical University – Sofia 1. Sv. Georgi Sofiiski St. 1431 Sofia Bulgaria Kamen G. Usunoff, MD, DSc Department of Anatomy and Histology Medical University – Sofia 1. Sv. Georgi Sofiiski St. 1431 Sofia Bulgaria e-mail:
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