Morphometric and Statistical Analysis of the Palmaris Longus Muscle in Human and Non-Human Primates

The palmaris longus is considered a phylogenetic degenerate metacarpophalangeal joint flexor muscle in humans, a small vestigial forearm muscle; it is the most variable muscle in humans, showing variation in position, duplication, slips and could be reverted. It is frequently studied in papers about...

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Main Authors: Roqueline A. G. M. F. Aversi-Ferreira, Rafael Vieira Bretas, Rafael Souto Maior, Munkhzul Davaasuren, Carlos Alberto Paraguassú-Chaves, Hisao Nishijo, Tales Alexandre Aversi-Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/178906