Comparative analysis of paw pad structure in the Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) and domestic cat (Felis catus)

Anatomical Record

Volumn 292, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1213-1228

  Hubbard, Chris ^a   Naples, Virginia ^a   Ross, Erin ^a   Carlon, Burcu ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clouded leopard; Metacarpal pad; Metatarsal pad; Neofelis nebulosa

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ANIMAL ANATOMY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CAT; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; HAND PALM; LEG MUSCLE; METACARPAL BONE; NEOFELIS NEBULOSA; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATUM CORNEUM; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TENDON SHEATH;

ANIMALS; CATS; EPIDERMIS; FELIDAE; FOOT;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; NEOFELIS NEBULOSA; TELA;

EID: 70349167782     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20930     Document Type: Article

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