abstract：:Although the development of the avian skeleton has attracted considerable attention, most of the studies have been concentrated on the embryonic period, while studies on the postnatal period are rare. We studied the postnatal development of the skeleton in two phylogenetically distant birds, an altricial passerine Acr...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Skawiński T,Borczyk B,Hałupka L

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although laryngeal morphology often reflects adaptations for vocalization, the structural consequences of selection for particular aspects of vocal behavior remain poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the effects of increased ultrasonic calling in pups on the adult larynx morphology in selectively bred ra...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Lesch R,Schwaha T,Orozco A,Shilling M,Brunelli S,Hofer M,Bowling DL,Zimmerberg B,Fitch WT

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Networks linking single genes to multiple phenotypic outcomes can be founded on local anatomical interactions as well as on systemic factors like biochemical products. Here we explore the effects of such interactions by investigating the competing spatial demands of brain and masticatory muscle growth within the hyper...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Jeffery NS,Sarver DC,Mendias CL

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The meaning of the term 'abdomen' has become increasingly ambiguous, as it has to satisfy the contemporary requirements of natural language discourse, literature, gross and radiological anatomy and its role in ontologies supporting electronic records and data modelling. It is critical that there is an agreed understan...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Brown PJB,Gao Y,Clunie D

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study analyses the organization and selected neurochemical features of the claustrum and visual cortex of the sheep, based on the patterns of calcium-binding proteins expression. Connections of the claustrum with the visual cortex have been studied by tractography. Parvalbumin-immunoreactive (PV-ir) and Ca...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Pirone A,Graïc JM,Grisan E,Cozzi B

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anomalous connection of the inferior caval vein to the left atrium is exceedingly rare, and has even been considered by some authors an anatomic and embryologic impossibility. This study demonstrates for the first time the existence of this rare malformation, diagnosed on prenatal echo, and confirmed on post-mortem ex...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Houyel L,Cohen L,Burlot P,Heitzmann A,Bonnet D

更新日期：2020-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Lacking fur, living in eusocial colonies and having the longest lifespan of any rodent, makes naked mole-rats (NMRs) rather peculiar mammals. Although they exhibit a high degree of polymorphism, skeletal plasticity and are considered a novel model to assess the effects of delayed puberty on the skeletal system, scarce...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Montoya-Sanhueza G,Bennett NC,Oosthuizen MK,Dengler-Crish CM,Chinsamy A

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-ionic, low-osmolar contrast agents (CAs) used for computed tomography, such as Optiray (ioversol) and Iomeron (iomeprol), are associated with the reduced risk of adverse reactions and toxicity in comparison with ionic CAs, such as Hexabrix. Hexabrix has previously been used for imaging articular cartilage but has ...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Ter Voert CEM,Kour RYN,van Teeffelen BCJ,Ansari N,Stok KS

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Astyanax brucutu is a peculiar species of Neotropical tetra endemic from the Chapada Diamantina, a large plateau in northeastern Brazil. Individuals of this species undergo a dramatic ontogenetic shift in their diet that is accompanied by equally remarkable changes in their feeding apparatus. Whereas juveniles of A. b...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Vita G,Zanata AM,Datovo A

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The seminal vesicles are the glands of male reproductive organs that produce the fluid and nutrient constituents of semen. It has been believed for a long time that the lumen of a seminal vesicle was a single-coiled tubular structure with irregular diverticula. There are several previous reports on the symmetry, diffe...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Lee JS,Yeo IS,Lee HI,Park JA,Koh KS,Song WC

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) has been extensively studied, especially because of its highly specialized migratory behaviour associated with substantial phenotypic transformations. During this migration, one of those transformations the eel undergoes is from yellow to silver eel, a process known as silvering. A...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Baan J,De Meyer J,De Kegel B,Adriaens D

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vomeronasal system (VNS) has been extensively studied within specific animal families, such as Rodentia. However, the study of the VNS in other families, such as Canidae, has long been neglected. Among canids, the vomeronasal organ (VNO) has only been studied in detail in the dog, and no studies have examined the ...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Ortiz-Leal I,Torres MV,Villamayor PR,López-Beceiro A,Sanchez-Quinteiro P

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anatomy of the hypothalamus includes many nuclei and a complex network of neurocircuits. In this context, some hypothalamic nuclei reside closer to the blood-brain barrier, allowing communication with the peripheral organs through some molecules, such as leptin. Leptin is considered the main adipokine for energy h...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Gaspar RC,Nakandakari SCBR,Muñoz VR,Vieira RFL,da Silva ASR,Cintra DE,de Moura LP,Ropelle ER,Pauli JR

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is the highly specialised peripheral synapse formed between lower motor neuron terminals and muscle fibres. Post-synaptic acetylcholine receptors (AChRs), which are found in high density in the muscle membrane, bind to acetylcholine released into the synaptic cleft of the NMJ, thereby ...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Mech AM,Brown AL,Schiavo G,Sleigh JN

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tarentola annularis is a climbing gecko with a wide distribution in Africa north of the equator. In the present paper, we describe the development of the osteocranium of this lizard, from the first appearance of the cranial elements up to the point of hatching. This is based on a combination of histology and cleared a...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Khannoon ER,Evans SE

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to conflicting data from previous studies a new methodological approach to evaluate heel pad stiffness and soft tissue deformation has been developed. The purpose of this study was to compare heel pad (HP) stiffness in both limbs between males and females during a dynamic unloading and loading activity. Ten males ...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Ugbolue UC,Yates EL,Wearing SC,Gu Y,Lam WK,Valentin S,Baker JS,Dutheil F,Sculthorpe NF

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dentine- and enamel-forming cells secrete matrix in consistent rhythmic phases, resulting in the formation of successive microscopic growth lines inside tooth crowns and roots. Experimental studies of various mammals have proven that these lines are laid down in subdaily, daily (circadian), and multidaily rhythms, but...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Papakyrikos AM,Arora M,Austin C,Boughner JC,Capellini TD,Dingwall HL,Greba Q,Howland JG,Kato A,Wang XP,Smith TM

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to quantify and statistically model the age-related decline in the fibrous connective tissue interface of the anterior fontanelle in modern Australian infants, using three-dimensional, semi-automated computed-assisted design protocols. Non-linear regression with variance models, using power fu...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Lottering N,Alston CL,Barry MD,MacGregor DM,Gregory LS

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the long-held assumption that olfaction plays a relatively minor role in the behavioral ecology of birds, crown-group avians exhibit marked phylogenetic variation in the size and form of the olfactory apparatus. As part of a larger effort to better understand the role of olfaction and olfactory tissues in the ...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Hogan AVC,Watanabe A,Balanoff AM,Bever GS

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac arrhythmias, notably Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, are known to represent a major issue in patients with Ebstein's malformation of the tricuspid valve. Abnormal conducting circuits, however, can also be produced by pathways extending either from the atrioventricular node or the ventricular components of the ...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Sánchez-Quintana D,Cabrera JA,Picazo-Angelin B,Cabrera A,Anderson RH

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian pregnancy involves remodelling of the uterine epithelium to enable placentation. In marsupials, such remodelling has probably played a key role in the transition from ancestral invasive placentation to non-invasive placentation. Identifying uterine alterations that are unique to marsupials with non-invasive ...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Laird MK,Hansen VL,McAllan BM,Murphy CR,Thompson MB

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have demonstrated the association between facet tropism and disc herniation in the lumbar spine. Some of them found that lumbar disc herniation was on the side of the more sagittal facet joint interface. However, little is understood about the association of facet tropism with disc herniation in the cervi...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Huang X,Ye L,Liu X,Weng R,Tan J,Xie P,Yang Y,Liang L,Huang W,Jiang X

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetrapod limbs morphology is a reliable proxy of locomotor capacities. Beyond this, other aspects of life habits, such as predation abilities, can also be relevant to determine main morphofunctional appendicular properties, which ultimately reflect a compromise between different factors of the biological role. Dromaeo...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Gianechini FA,Ercoli MD,Díaz-Martínez I

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian neonates are born at a wide range of maturity levels. Altricial newborns are born with limited sensory agency and require extensive parental care. In contrast, precocial neonates are relatively mature physically and often capable of independent function shortly after birth. In extant mammals, placental newbo...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Li P,Smith KK

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fabella is a sesamoid bone located in the gastrocnemius behind the lateral femoral condyle. In humans, fabellae are 3.5 times more common today than they were 100 years ago, with prevalence rates varying between and within populations. In particular, fabellae have been assumed to be more common in Asians than non-...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Berthaume MA,Bull AMJ

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (ccTGA) is a rare congenital malformation which associates discordant atrioventricular and ventriculo-arterial connections. Although frequently associated with a ventricular septal defect (VSD), its anatomy remains controversial. This could be due in hearts wi...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Arribard N,Mostefa Kara M,Hascoët S,Bessières B,Bonnet D,Houyel L

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distinguishing arteries from veins in vivo has a great significance in clinical practices and preclinical studies. Optical imaging methods such as two-photon microscopy can provide high-resolution morphological information of tissue and are therefore extremely suitable for imaging small blood vessels. However, few opt...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Li H,Yan M,Yu J,Xu Q,Xia X,Liao J,Zheng W

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethmoturbinates, nasoturbinates, and maxilloturbinates are well developed in the narial tract of land-dwelling artiodactyls ancestral to whales, but these are greatly reduced or lost entirely in modern whales. Aegyptocetus tarfa is a semiaquatic protocetid from the middle Eocene of Egypt. Computed axial tomography sca...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Peri E,Gingerich PD,Aringhieri G,Bianucci G

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive species are a global scourge and often negatively impact native species. Understanding the expansion and dispersal limits of these species is essential. As previous studies have demonstrated increased locomotor performance for populations at the edge of the range of expanding populations, studies of locomotio...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Padilla P,Courant J,Herrel A

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fascia in the veterinary sciences is drawing attention, such that physiotherapists and animal practitioners are now applying techniques based on the concept of fascia studies in humans. A comprehensive study of fascia is therefore needed in animals to understand the arrangement of the fascial layers in an unguligrade ...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Ahmed W,Kulikowska M,Ahlmann T,Berg LC,Harrison AP,Elbrønd VS

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 2D arrangement of rows of enamel rods with alternating (decussating) tilt angles across the thickness of the inner layer in rat and mouse incisor enamel is well known and assumed to occur in a uniform and repetitive pattern. Some irregularities in the arrangement of rows have been reported, but no detailed investi...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Smith CE,Hu Y,Hu JC,Simmer JP

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The astroglial lineage consists of heterogeneous cells instrumental for normal brain development, function and repair. Unfortunately, this heterogeneity complicates research in the field, which suffers from lack of truly specific and sensitive astroglial markers. Nevertheless, single astroglial markers are often used ...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Holst CB,Brøchner CB,Vitting-Seerup K,Møllgård K

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age at death estimation of human skeletal remains is one of the key issues in constructing a biological profile both in forensic and archaeological contexts. The traditional adult osteological methods evaluate macroscopically the morphological changes that occur with increasing age of specific skeletal indicators, suc...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Villa C,Buckberry J,Lynnerup N

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in X-ray computed tomography (CT) have led to a rise in the use of non-destructive imaging methods in comparative anatomy. Among these is contrast-enhanced CT scanning, which employs chemical stains to visualize soft tissues. Specimens may then be 'digitally dissected', producing detailed, three-dimensional d...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Brocklehurst R,Porro L,Herrel A,Adriaens D,Rayfield E

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In embryology, the infracardiac bursa (ICB) is a well-known derivative separated from the omental bursa. During surgeries around the esophagogastric junction (EGJ), surgeons often encounter a closed space considered to be equivalent to the ICB, but the macroscopic anatomy in adults is hardly known. This study aimed to...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Nakamura T,Shinohara H,Okada T,Hisamori S,Tsunoda S,Obama K,Kurahashi Y,Takai A,Shimokawa T,Matsuda S,Makishima H,Takakuwa T,Yamada S,Sakai Y

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the embryonic development and variation of the chondrocranium in Crocodylia and there are no works on any Caiman species. Due to the importance of cranial features in the systematics of this clade, investigating the development of the skull in embryonic stages is essential. In this study, we pres...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Fernandez Blanco MV

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paraspinal compartment acts as a bone-muscle composite beam of the spine. The elastic properties of the paraspinal muscles play a critical role in spine stabilization. These properties depend on the subjects' posture, and they may be drastically altered by low back pain. Supersonic shear wave elastography can be u...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Creze M,Bedretdinova D,Soubeyrand M,Rocher L,Gennisson JL,Gagey O,Maître X,Bellin MF

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decline of tactile sensation associated with ageing depends on modifications in skin and both central and peripheral nervous systems. At present, age-related changes in the periphery of the somatosensory system, particularly concerning the effects on mechanoreceptors, remain unknown. Here we used immunohistochemistry ...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： García-Piqueras J,García-Mesa Y,Cárcaba L,Feito J,Torres-Parejo I,Martín-Biedma B,Cobo J,García-Suárez O,Vega JA

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Teeth are richly supported by blood vessels and peripheral nerves. The aim of this study was to describe in detail the developmental time-course and localization of blood vessels during early tooth formation and to compare that to innervation, as well as to address the putative role of vascular endothelial growth fact...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Shadad O,Chaulagain R,Luukko K,Kettunen P

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sacroiliac joint (SIJ) is a well-known source of low back and pelvic pain, of increasing interest for both conservative and surgical treatment. Alterations in the kinematics of the pelvis have been hypothesized as a major cause of SIJ-related pain. However, definitions of both the range and the extent of physiolog...

journal_title：Journal of anatomy

authors： Hammer N,Scholze M,Kibsgård T,Klima S,Schleifenbaum S,Seidel T,Werner M,Grunert R

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00