Drivers of tail evolution in squamates and their implications for the fossorial origin of snakes
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 +2 more
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Oral microbiome and lesion-associated microbiological findings in medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: a systematic review and evidence map. [PDF]
Yin X, Du S, Wan J.
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Abstract Despite the distinctly different shapes of their tongues, the tongue gross anatomy of Saimaa ringed seal closely resembled that of Baltic ringed seal. There were no differences in the extrinsic and intrinsic tongue muscles or their associated vascularization and innervation between Saimaa and Baltic ringed seals.
Juha Laakkonen, Heini Nihtilä
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Hyperparathyroidism revealed by brown tumors of the jaws: a retrospective case series. [PDF]
Sibari Y +4 more
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Abstract Triassic pseudosuchians had highly diversified cranial morphologies. These archosaurs occupied diverse ecological roles, ranging from terrestrial predators and herbivores to semiaquatic ambush predators and possible waders. Here, we apply linear cranial morphometrics to assess possible convergences with other sauropsids from the clades ...
Rafael Terras +3 more
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Morphology Comparison of Different Mineral Coarse Aggregates Produced from Two Typical Crushers. [PDF]
Zhang S, Li S, Zhao Z, Yang Z.
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The mechanism of labor in nonhuman primates: A look inside
Abstract While in humans, the flexed position of the fetus and its rotating course down the birth canal are well documented, in other primates the mechanism of labor is unknown. Despite the lack of comparative data, it is commonly assumed that the human obstetric mechanism is unique, and anthropologists have disputed when and why the transition to the ...
Melissa K. Stoller
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Hypophosphatemic osteomalacia secondary to jaw phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor: a case report with literature review. [PDF]
Cui W, Liu T, Mo S, Yang C, Deng W.
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Abstract Prozostrodon brasiliensis, a probainognathian cynodont of the clade Prozostrodontia, is recognized as a key taxon for understanding the origin of Mammaliaformes and mammals. Despite detailed investigations of its cranial anatomy, the postcranial skeleton has received comparatively less attention.
Iasmim M. Michelotti +4 more
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Application of a deep learning method based on CBCT panoramic reconstruction images for differentiating operationally defined cystic and neoplastic jaw lesions from osteomyelitis: a single-center retrospective study. [PDF]
Xu B +10 more
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