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The biomechanical role of the chondrocranium and sutures in a lizard cranium

The role of soft tissues in skull biomechanics remains poorly understood. Not least, the chondrocranium, the portion of the braincase which persists as cartilage with varying degrees of mineralization. It also remains commonplace to overlook the biomechanical role of sutures despite evidence that th...

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Autores principales: Jones, Marc E. H., Gröning, Flora, Dutel, Hugo, Sharp, Alana, Fagan, Michael J., Evans, Susan E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5746569/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29263126
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2017.0637