Description of brachial plexus of sloth (Bradypus variegatus) [PDF]
Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira, 2020 : The species Bradypus variegatus is known as the common sloth, an endemic mammal from neotropical regions, which has been suffering from devastating anthropogenic activities. Our study aimed to describe the brachial plexus of B.
Silvia F. Alcântara +7 more
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Free-Ranging Three-Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) [PDF]
Animals, 2022 The increasing interest of tumors in wildlife is important for biodiversity conservation and for monitoring environmental agents and/or contaminants with potential impact on human health. Here we described the occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
Alex Junior Souza de Souza +5 more
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External macroscopic anatomy of the Bradypus variegatus heart
Arquivo Brasileiro De Medicina Veterinaria E Zootecnia, 2022 The sloth is known for its slow movements and arboreal habits. Most parts of its anatomy need yet to be unveiled, in order to understand the peculiarities that justify its behavior.
P.V. Albuquerque +6 more
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Electrocardiographic studies of the three-toed sloth, Bradypus variegatus [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2005 Electrocardiograms (ECG) obtained with standard limb leads and augmented unipolar limb leads were recorded from 17 unanesthetized adult sloths. The animals were held in their habitual position in an experimental chair. We determined heart rate and rhythm
C P da Costa
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Sloths like it hot: ambient temperature modulates food intake in the brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2015 Sloths are considered to have one of the lowest mass-specific metabolic rates of any mammal and, in tandem with a slow digestive rate, have been theorized to have correspondingly low rates of ingestion. Here, we show in a study conducted over five months,
Rebecca N. Cliffe +3 more
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Muscle architectural properties indicate a primary role in support for the pelvic limb of three-toed sloths (Bradypus variegatus). [PDF]
J Anat, 2023 Three‐toed sloths use their pelvic limbs for suspensory support and deceleration during suspensory walking largely via strong, slow contractions of the major hip, knee, ankle, and digital flexor muscles as indicated by their architectural properties.
Morgan DM +4 more
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Hoffmann's two-toed sloth I: Complete myology in the thoracic limb of Choloepus (Pilosa: Xenarthra). [PDF]
J AnatTwo‐toed sloths use their thoracic limbs for more frequent and prolonged suspensory support than three‐toed sloths and accordingly demonstrate myological traits consistent with stability of the pectoral girdle, enhanced flexor force/torque applied at the elbow joint, and grip on the support.
Tucker CS +3 more
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The behaviour and activity budgets of two sympatric sloths; Bradypus variegatus and Choloepus hoffmanni. [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 It is usually beneficial for species to restrict activity to a particular phase of the 24-hour cycle as this enables the development of morphological and behavioural adaptations to enhance survival under specific biotic and abiotic conditions.
Cliffe RN +6 more
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Hoffmann's two-toed sloth II: Muscle architectural properties in the thoracic limb of Choloepus (Pilosa: Xenarthra). [PDF]
J AnatTwo‐toed sloths use their thoracic limbs for more frequent and greater suspensory support than three‐toed sloths and have muscle architectural properties consistent with stability of the pectoral girdle, enhanced flexor force/torque applied at the shoulder and elbow joints, and grip on the support as indicated by their myology. Abstract Two‐toed sloths
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From armadillos to sloths: Patterns and variations in xenarthran coronary anatomy. [PDF]
Anat Rec (Hoboken)Abstract Species of the superorder Xenarthra play a vital ecological role in the Neotropics. Despite their evolutionary significance, anatomical studies on their coronary circulation remain scarce. This study investigated the coronary anatomy of 82 hearts from nine Xenarthra species across the Dasypodidae, Myrmecophagidae, and Bradypodidae.
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