Structural and functional anatomy of the neck musculature of the dog (Canis familiaris)

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 331-351

  Sharir, Amnon ^a   Milgram, Joshua ^a   Shahar, Ron ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Dog; Morphometry; Muscle; Neck; PCSA

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; DOG; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GRAVITY; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE MASS; NECK MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THORAX; TISSUE SECTION; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DOGS; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLES; ORGAN SIZE; RIBS; SKULL; SPINE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33644832086     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2006.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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