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Thy-1 Deficiency Augments Bone Loss in Obesity by Affecting Bone Formation and Resorption

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2018
Healthy bone remodeling results from a balanced bone formation and bone resorption realized by bone-forming osteoblasts and bone-resorbing osteoclasts, respectively.
Ann-Kristin Picke, Ann-Kristin Picke, Graeme M. Campbell, Felix N. Schmidt, Björn Busse, Martina Rauner, Jan C. Simon, Ulf Anderegg, Lorenz C. Hofbauer, Anja Saalbach   +9 more
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Comparative skull osteology of Karsenia koreana (Amphibia, Caudata, Plethodontidae) [PDF]

Journal of Morphology, 2009
AbstractThe recent discovery of a plethodontid salamander, Karsenia koreana, in Korea challenged our understanding of the biogeographic history of the family Plethodontidae, by far the largest family of salamanders, which otherwise is distributed in the New World with a few European species.
Buckley, David, Wake, David B., Wake, Marvalee H.   +2 more
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Drivers of tail evolution in squamates and their implications for the fossorial origin of snakes

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The axial skeleton serves as the primary structural support in all vertebrates and is subdivided into five distinct regions: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and caudal. Relaxation of constraints acting on the terminal end of the axial skeleton has led to remarkable variation in caudal vertebrae number across Squamata.
Olivia Binfield, Marco Camaiti, Lucy Roberts   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cooperative learning in anatomy: Comparing virtual avatars and human specimens

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Contemporary research demonstrated that undergraduate medical students rated an augmented reality learning tool entitled “human muscular arm avatar” as useful for their self‐directed individual learning. Beyond this subjective assessment, it was largely unknown whether avatar‐based study would also improve knowledge test scores at an objective
Christa Maurer, Annika H. Meuser, Simone Manhal, Niels Hammer, Sarah J. Löcker, Yusuf O. Cakmak, Katharina Erlbacher   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Morphological features of zope, Abramis ballerus, from the middle stretch of the Odra River, Poland [PDF]

Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2005
Background. The zope (blue bream), Abramis ballerus (L., 1758), is a cyprinid fish without economic importance, and its morphology has been poorly known. The monophyly of the genus Abramis is still unclear; therefore any new contribution to the knowledge
J. Szlachciak
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Student and staff experiences of interactive digital models when learning animal anatomy

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Compared to human medical sciences, digital models of animals are rare, often behind subscription services and are comparatively lacking in interactivity and accessibility features. This study explores how digital models are currently being used to teach animal anatomy, providing the data required to construct the best anatomical models ...
Alice Leavey, Sarah Channon
wiley   +1 more source

The tooth-bearing skeletal elements of the Italian urodeles, a comparative tool for osteological identification

Acta Herpetologica
Urodele osteology is characterised by simplified skulls, loss of several bones and a specific sequence of cranial and limb ossification. The relatively few studies devoted to the comparative analysis of isolated urodele bones are mostly focused on the ...
Sara Monti, Loredana Macaluso, Massimo Delfino   +2 more
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Anatomical and Radiographic Study on the Skull and Mandible of the Common Opossum (Didelphis Marsupialis Linnaeus, 1758) in the Caribbean

Veterinary Sciences, 2018
Common opossums (Didelphis marsupialis) are found throughout the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago. The present work was conducted on 10 skulls and mandibles of the common opossum to describe the osteology and foramina of these skulls and mandibles
Reda Mohamed
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A New Titanosaurian Braincase from the Cretaceous "Lo Hueco" Locality in Spain Sheds Light on Neuroanatomical Evolution within Titanosauria. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Despite continuous improvements, our knowledge of the neurocranial anatomy of sauropod dinosaurs as a whole is still poor, which is especially true for titanosaurians even though their postcranial remains are common in many Upper Cretaceous sites ...
Fabien Knoll, Lawrence M Witmer, Ryan C Ridgely, Francisco Ortega, Jose Luis Sanz   +4 more
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Retrieval Practice Through an Integrated Anatomy Laboratory Experience in a Doctor of Physical Therapy Curriculum

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gross anatomy is a foundational first‐year component of Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) curriculum, with limited future vertical integration. Retrieval practice and spaced learning to enhance retention are rarely embedded in second‐year DPT coursework.
Christina M. Cuka, Kellie C. Huxel Bliven, Emilio J. Puentedura   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source