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Muscle of orbit

Known as: eye muscle, Oculomotor Muscle, muscle eye 
The muscles that move the eye. Included in this group are the medial rectus, lateral rectus, superior rectus, inferior rectus, inferior oblique… 
National Institutes of Health

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Blood supply aspectsCDISC SEND Biospecimens TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyEye Movements

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Extraocular rectus muscleFibrosis of Extraocular Muscles, Congenital, with Synergistic DivergenceInferior rectus muscle structureLateral rectus muscle structure

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EyeFacial MusclesLevator palpebrae superioris structureMuscle

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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Interconnections between the primate cerebellum and midbrain near‐response regions
The goal of this study was to determine the pattern of the connections between the midbrain and cerebellum that may play a role… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Distribution of acidic and basic fibroblast growth factors (FGF) in the foetal rat eye: implications for lens development.
Previously we reported that, in vitro, lens cells proliferate, migrate or differentiate in response to low, medium and high… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Sarcomeric myosin heavy chain gene family: organization and pattern of expression.
The sarcomeric myosin heavy chains (MHCs), which exhibit different levels of ATPase activity, are encoded by a closely related… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Accessory abducens nucleus and conditioned eye retraction/nictitating membrane extension in rabbit
The role of accessory abducens nucleus neurons in the conditioned eye retraction/nictitating membrane extension response was… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Calcium binding in pigmented and albino eyes.
The localization of calcium binding sites in eyes was determined autoradiographically after extracting endogenous Ca from tissue… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
A quantitative analysis of the spatial organization of the vestibulo-ocular reflexes in lateral- and frontal-eyed animals—II. Neuronal networks underlying vestibulo-oculomotor coordination
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Schwannoma of the trochlear nerve. Case report.
There are only seven reported cases of intracranial schwannomas originating from the cranial nerves innervating the extraocular… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
The structure of slow and fast extrafusal muscle fibers in the extraocular muscles and their nerve endings in guinea pigs.
Highly Cited
1952
Highly Cited
1952
Possible role of proprioception in the extraocular muscles.
THE FINDING by Daniel, 1 confirmed by Cooper and Daniel 2 and Sunderland, 3 of muscle spindles in the extraocular muscles of the… 
Highly Cited
1951
Highly Cited
1951
The sizes of the nerve fibres of muscle nerves
The diameters of the fibres in the nerves innervating twenty-five muscles in the rabbit have been measured and two types of… 
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