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.
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2010
2010
Compartmentalized innervation of primate lateral rectus muscle.
PURPOSE Skeletal and craniofacial muscles are frequently composed of multiple neuromuscular compartments that serve different… (More)
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2010
Highly Cited
2010
MVC techniques to normalize trunk muscle EMG in healthy women.
Normalization of the surface electromyogram (EMG) addresses some of the inherent inter-subject and inter-muscular variability of… (More)
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2002
2002
Missing lateral rectus force and absence of medial rectus co-contraction in ocular convergence.
For a given position of the eye in the orbit, most abducens motoneurons (LRMNs) fire at higher rates in converged gaze than when… (More)
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2000
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2000
Three-dimensional location of human rectus pulleys by path inflections in secondary gaze positions.
PURPOSE Connective tissue pulleys serve as the functional mechanical origins of the extraocular muscles (EOMs). Anterior to these… (More)
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1998
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1998
Heterotopic muscle pulleys or oblique muscle dysfunction?
INTRODUCTION The description of connective tissue sleeves that function as pulleys for the rectus extraocular muscles (EOMs… (More)
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1998
1998
Extraocular motor unit and whole-muscle responses in the lateral rectus muscle of the squirrel monkey.
Because primate studies provide data for the current experimental models of the human oculomotor system, we investigated the… (More)
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1997
1997
Location and stability of rectus muscle pulleys. Muscle paths as a function of gaze.
PURPOSE The paths of the rectus extraocular muscles (EOMs) are constrained by pulleys, connective tissue sleeves mechanically… (More)
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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… (More)
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1988
Highly Cited
1988
Characteristics and functional identification of saccadic inhibitory burst neurons in the alert monkey.
1. With the use of single-unit recording, the reticular formation immediately caudal to the abducens nucleus was searched for… (More)
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1985
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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… (More)
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