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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |