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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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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
In vivo magnetic resonance evaluation of atherosclerotic plaques in the human thoracic aorta: a comparison with transesophageal echocardiography.
BACKGROUND The structure and composition of aortic atherosclerotic plaques are associated with the risk of future cardiovascular… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
The diagnosis of thoracic aortic dissection by noninvasive imaging procedures.
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Astro plenary: Effect of chemotherapy on locally advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma: A randomized study of 353 patients
Review
1989
Review
1989
Primary fetal hydrothorax: natural history and management.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Purification with monoclonal antibody of a predominant leukocyte‐common antigen and glycoprotein from rat thymocytes
A leukocyte‐common (L‐C) antigen which can be dominant as an immunogen in rabbit anti‐rat thoracic duct lymphocyte serum has been… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
The mouse gut T lymphocyte, a novel type of T cell. Nature, origin, and traffic in mice in normal and graft-versus-host conditions
Lymphocytes of the mouse intestinal mucosa, identified in tissue sections or purified suspensions of intraepithelial lymphocytes… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Embryogenesis of an insect nervous system. I. A map of the thoracic and abdominal neuroblasts in Locusta migratoria.
Maps of the thoracic and abdominal neuroblasts have been prepared by reconstruction from serial sections of timed Locusta… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Cellular kinetics of the intestinal immune response to cholera toxoid in rats
The aims of this study were (a) to find a regime of immunization with cholera toxoid in rats which would establish a high density… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
A LYMPH NODE WEIGHT ASSAY FOR THE GRAFTVERSUS- HOST ACTIVITY OF RAT LYMPHOID CELLS
SUMMARY When parental strain spleen cells or thoracic duct lymphocytes were injected into the feet of F1 hybrid recipients, the… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
MECHANISM OF BRONCHOCONSTRICTION DURING INHALATION OF SULFUR DIOXIDE.
Inhalation of SO2 (4–6 ppm) for 10 min decreased airway conductance (increased airway resistance) in seven healthy subjects… 
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