Couly G
Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac. 1980;81(3):135-51.
The existence of a cartilaginous facial structure, the mesethmoid, has been demonstrated in the newborn human infant. This structure is the peri- and post-natal tissue developed from the embryonic cartilaginous nasal capsules. Unrecognized during facial development, the cartilaginous mesethmoid, partly because of its multidirectional growth, is responsible for frontonasomaxillary osteomembranous centrofacial morphogenesis. Practical aspects are discussed, and studies to determine the post-natal structures derived from the mesethmoid are in progress.
在新生人类婴儿中已证实存在一种软骨性面部结构——中筛骨。这种结构是由胚胎软骨性鼻囊发育而来的围产期和产后组织。在面部发育过程中未被识别的软骨性中筛骨，部分由于其多向生长，是额鼻上颌骨膜性面中部形态发生的原因。文中讨论了实际应用方面，并且确定源自中筛骨的产后结构的研究正在进行中。
