Paws for thought: Comparative radiologic anatomy of the mammalian forelimb

Radiographics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 501-510

  Gough Palmer, Antony L ^a   Maclachlan, Jody ^a   Routh, Andrew ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAMMAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ANATOMY, COMPARATIVE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FORELIMB; HUMANS; MAMMALS;

EID: 42949113105     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.282075061     Document Type: Article

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