Anatomical characteristics of the brachial plexus of the maned sloth (Bradypus torquatus Illiger, 1811)

Eight male and female maned sloth (Bradypus torquatus) cadavers, previously fixed in formalin, were used to identify the origin of the brachial plexus, nerves and innervation territory in order to determine an anatomical pattern for this species. The plexus of B. torquatus was derived from the C7 to...

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Main Authors: Gessica Ariane de Melo Cruz, Marta Adami, Vera Lúcia de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2013-09-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume263/195a201.pdf