The tendinous patterns in the palmar surface of the lizard manus: Functional consequences for grasping ability

Anatomical Record

Volumn 292, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 842-853

  Abdala, Virginia ^a   Manzano, Adriana S ^b   Tulli, Maria Jose ^a   Herrel, Anthony ^c  

^a FUNDACIÓN MIGUEL LILLO   (Argentina)

^b Centro de Investigaciones Cientificas de Diamante   (Argentina)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Flexor plate; Forearm muscles; Grasping hand; Lizards; Palmar sesamoid; Tendons

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HAND GRIP; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND PALM; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SESAMOID BONE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TENDON; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HAND STRENGTH; LIZARDS; LOCOMOTION; TENDONS; VIDEO RECORDING;

AGAMIDAE; ANIMALIA; ANOLIS EQUESTRIS; GEKKO GECKO; GEKKONIDAE; POGONA VITTICEPS; POLYCHROTINAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 67651171593     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20909     Document Type: Article

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