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Lateral rectus muscle structure

Known as: M. rectus lateralis, Lateral rectus, Musculus rectus lateralis 
A muscle attaching to the lateral surface of the orbit that abducts the eye.
National Institutes of Health

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Abducens nerve structureHead and neck structureMuscle of orbitMusculoskeletal System

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Left lateral rectusRight lateral rectus

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
MVC techniques to normalize trunk muscle EMG in healthy women.
Review
2003
Review
2003
Parastomal hernia
Parastomal hernia following formation of an ileostomy or colostomy is common. This article reviews the incidence of hernia, the… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Premotor commands encode monocular eye movements
Binocular coordination of eye movements is essential for stereopsis (depth perception) and to prevent double vision. More than a… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Physiological and behavioral identification of vestibular nucleus neurons mediating the horizontal vestibuloocular reflex in trained rhesus monkeys.
1. To describe in detail the secondary neurons of the horizontal vestibuloocular reflex (VOR), we recorded the extracellular… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Dynamic knee extension as model for study of isolated exercising muscle in humans.
In an attempt to approach a system of isolated exercising muscle in humans, a model has been developed that enables the study of… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Bilateral Duane's retraction syndrome. A clinical-pathologic case report.
Duane's retraction syndrome (DRS) is a congenital eye movement disorder characterized by abduction deficiency, adduction… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
A quantitative analysis of extraocular muscle cooperation and squint.
  • D. Robinson
  • Investigative Ophthalmology
  • 1975
  • Corpus ID: 30526961
The mechanical properties of human extraocular muscles have recently been described. This allows one to use the force-balance… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Data on fibre size in thirty-six human muscles. An autopsy study.
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Eye movements from single utricular nerve stimulation in the cat.
Single utricular nerves were electrically stimulated in the cat. The induced eye movements were almost pure rotation in both eyes… 
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
The mechanics of human saccadic eye movement
In the investigation of oculomotor systems and especially in the mathematical descriptions of them as pursuit, tracking and… 
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