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Functional cervicothoracic boundary modified by anatomical shifts in the neck of giraffes

Here we examined the kinematic function of the morpho- logically unique first thoracic vertebra in giraffes. The first thoracic vertebra of the giraffe displayed similar shape to the seventh cervical vertebra in general ruminants. The flexion experiment using giraffe carcasses demonstrated that the...

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Autores principales: Gunji, Megu, Endo, Hideki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4785981/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26998330
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150604