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hindlimb
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hindlimb
the pelvic limb; back leg.
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Byline: ANI Washington, June 10 (ANI): In what may offer clues to birth defects, scientists at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have shown that retinoic acid-a metabolite produced from vitamin A (retinol)-controls the development of forelimbs but not hindlimbs, and that it is not responsible for differentiation of the parts.
Scientists uncover mechanism that may help fight birth defects by Asian News International
The effect of 20E on the contralateral hindlimb The fiber sizes in the treated (left) and non-treated (right) hindlimbs of group N20E were compared with those of the corresponding hindlimbs in the control.
20-Hydroxyecdysone increases fiber size in a muscle-specific fashion ... by Toth, Noemi; Szabo, Andras; Kacsala, Peter; Heger, Julia; Zador, Erno / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
Also, the animal's hindlimbs and tail are relatively long compared with its body.
Early Biped Fossil Pops Up in Europe by Perkins, S. / Science News
 
 
 
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