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Body position

Known as: Postures, body posture, POS 
The spatial property of a body; where it is or the way in which it is situated.
National Institutes of Health

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Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Hand Posture Classification and Recognition using the Modified Census Transform
Developing new techniques for human-computer interaction is very challenging. Vision-based techniques have the advantage of being… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Postural modulation of the soleus H reflex in young and old subjects.
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Pulsatile ocular blood flow in patients with low tension glaucoma.
Measurements of the intraocular pressure (IOP) pulse and pulsatile ocular blood flow (POBF) have been made in 22 patients with… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Motor somatotopy in the striatum of rat: Manipulation, biting and gait
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
The relationship between soleus and gastrocnemius muscle activity in conscious cats‐‐a model for motor unit recruitment?
Force and electromyogram (e.m.g.) data were recorded from medial gastrocnemius and soleus muscles of conscious cats using… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
The relation of scent-marking, olfactory investigation, and specific postures in the isolation-induced fighting of rats.
The temporal sequences of acts and postures of rats during tests for isolation-induced fighting were recorded and analyzed. Scent… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Factors contributing to intra-individual variation of serum constituents: 4. Effects of posture and tourniquet application on variation of serum constituents in healthy subjects.
We studied the effects on 18 serum constituents of posture and prolonged tourniquet application. The subjects were 11 healthy men… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Relationship between the adrenergic nervous system and renin during adaptation to upright posture: a possible role for 3,4-dihydroxyphenethylamine (dopamine).
1. The role of the adrenergic nervous system in the regulation of plasma renin activity was investigated in fourteen healthy… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Discharge of cerebellar neurons related to two maintained postures and two prompt movements. I. Nuclear cell output.
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Effect of posture on the metabolic clearance rate, plasma concentration and blood production rate of aldosterone in man.
Abstract A method for the simultaneous determination of the metabolic clearance rate (MCR) and plasma concentration of… 
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