Loading...

Anatomy, morphology and evolution of the patella in squamate lizards and tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)

The patella (kneecap) is the largest and best‐known of the sesamoid bones, postulated to confer biomechanical advantages including increasing joint leverage and reinforcing the tendon against compression. It has evolved several times independently in amniotes, but despite apparently widespread occur...

Fuld beskrivelse

Na minha lista:
Bibliografiske detaljer
Udgivet i:J Anat
Main Authors: Regnault, Sophie, Jones, Marc E. H., Pitsillides, Andrew A., Hutchinson, John R.
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
Fag:
Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4831346/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26740056
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joa.12435
Tags: Tilføj Tag
Ingen Tags, Vær først til at tagge denne postø!