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ORCID of authors
S. Ostafiichuk 0000-0001-8301-814X
N. Drohomyretska 0000-0002-7371-2450
O. Kusa 0000-0002-8881-3756
O. Zhukuliak 0000-0002-8060-006X
O. Neiko 0000-0003-2408-2664
T. Kotyk 0000-0002-3585-2356
Submitted/Doručeno: 17. 12. 2024
Accepted/Přijato: 7. 3. 2025
Taras Kotyk, MD
Department of Human Anatomy
Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University
Halytska 2
76018 Ivano-Frankivsk
Ukraine