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Chest

Known as: thoracics, thoracic region, area thoracic 
The anterior side of the thorax from the neck to the abdomen. The shape of the chest is often regarded as potential insight into a disease process… 
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Acute Rheumatic PericarditisAcute rheumatic heart diseaseAorticopulmonary Septal DefectBronchogenic Carcinoma

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Anterior thoracic region

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Skeletal system

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Review
1993
Review
1993
Anterior spinal fusion with Zielke instrumentation for idiopathic scoliosis. A frontal and sagittal curve analysis in 36 patients.
The authors have reviewed the records of 36 patients with idiopathic scoliosis who underwent a single-stage anterior spinal… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Does bone measurement on the radius indicate skeletal status? Concise communication.
Single-photon (I-125) absorptiometry was used to measure bone mineral content (BMC) of the distal third of the radius, and dual… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
The Architecture of Rat Lymph Nodes
The lymph nodes (LN) of the congenitally athymic nude rat (rnu) were compared with the LN of non‐nude littermates. The mesenteric… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Cell damage resulting from the labeling of rat lymphocytes and HeLa S3 cells with In-111 oxine.
Rat thoracic-duct lymphocytes and HeLa S3 cells were labeled in vitro with different amounts of indium-111 oxine. The labeled rat… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Influence of prolonged epidural blockade on blood sugar and cortisol responses to operations upon the upper part of the abdomen and the thorax.
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
CELL TO CELL INTERACTION IN THE IMMUNE RESPONSE
Collaboration between thymus-derived lymphocytes, and nonthymus-derived antibody-forming cell precursors occurs during the immune… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Appearance of hydrolase rich granules in human lymphocytes induced by phytohemagglutinin and antigens.
Purified human peripheral blood lymphocytes have been shown to develop acid hydrolase-rich granules between 24 and 48 hours after… 
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
EXTRAMEDULLARY HEMATOPOIESIS, MEDIASTINAL MASSES, AND SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION.
Extramedullary hematopoiesis presented as posterior mediastinal masses in two brothers with thalassemia intermedia. In one… 
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
ROLE OF BILE AND PANCREATIC JUICE IN CHOLESTEROL ABSORPTION AND ESTERIFICATION.
Absence of bile and pancreatic juice in the intestinal tract totally abolished absorption of cholesterol-4-C 14 into thoracic… 
Highly Cited
1943
Highly Cited
1943
Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment
The technical advances which have been made in the field of thoracic surgery in recent years are considerable, and have enabled… 
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