Comparative Anatomy of the Radial Sesamoid Bone in the Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), the Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) and the Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 903-907

  Endo, Hideki ^a   Makita, Takashi ^b,f   Sasaki, Motoki ^c   Arishima, Kazuyoshi ^d   Yamamoto, Masako ^d   Hayashi, Yoshihiro ^c,e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d Azabu University   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^f AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brown bear; Giant panda; Polar bear; Radial sesamoid bone

Indexed keywords

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; MELANOLEUCA; PANDA; URSIDAE; URSUS ARCTOS; URSUS MARITIMUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; METACARPAL BONE; RADIUS; SESAMOID BONE; TENDON;

ANIMALS; FORELIMB; METACARPUS; RADIUS; SESAMOID BONES; TENDONS; URSIDAE;

EID: 0033175101     PISSN: 7653697     EISSN: 1782155X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.61.903     Document Type: Article

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