TY  - JOUR
A1  - ,  
T1  - Estimation of the cranial capacity and brain weight of Iranian female newborns
JO  - Eur. J. Anat.
SN  - 1136-4890
Y1  - 2006
VL  - 10
SP  - 49
EP  - 52
UR  - http://www.eurjanat.com/web/paper.php?id=06020049
KW  - anthropology
KW  - anthropometry
KW  - article
KW  - body weight
KW  - brain weight
KW  - cephalometry
KW  - controlled study
KW  - ethnology
KW  - female
KW  - human
KW  - human experiment
KW  - Iran
KW  - newborn
KW  - normal human
KW  - skull base
N2  - Anthropological measurements such as brain weight and cranial capacity are of practical use for the evaluation the health of newborns and also as a basis for the cranium alterations in future years of life. The present research was carried out to determine brain weight and cranial capacity and the effect of the ethnic factor on them in female newborns in northern Iran. In this study, 423 normal female newborns in Turkman (n=211) and Native Fars (n=212) groups were evaluated by classic cephalometry. The means and SD of the cranial capacity in the native Fars and Turkman groups were 438.16 ± 63.5 and 418.84 ± 33.19 milliliters, respectively (p<0.05). The means and SD of brain weight in Fars and Turkman newborns were 453.50 ± 65.72 and 433.50 ± 34.35 grams respectively (p<0.05). The results of this investigation show that the ethnic factor could influence brain weight and cranial capacity in Iranian female newborns.
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