Macroscopic study of the functional significance of the forearm muscles in the giant panda

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 839-843

  Endo, Hideki ^a   Sasaki, Motoki ^b   Narushima, Etsuo ^c   Komiya, Teruyuki ^c   Hayashida, Akiko ^b,d   Hayashi, Yoshihiro ^e   Stafford, Brian J ^f,g  

^a DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Ueno Zoological Gardens   (Japan)

^d RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^f DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^g HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory carpal bone; Forearm; Giant panda; Radial sesamoid bone

Indexed keywords

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; QUADRATUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FORELIMB; HAND GRIP; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; FORELIMB; HAND STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; URSIDAE;

EID: 0642277781     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.65.839     Document Type: Article

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