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Pelvic girdle

Known as: Cingulum membri inferioris, Cingulum pelvicum, girdle pelvic 
The basin-shaped skeletal structure that is formed by the sacrum and the ilium, ischium, and pubis of each side that supports the trunk and to which… 
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ButtocksHip BoneHip structureMuscle of pelvic girdle

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Limb girdleLower Extremity

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
The interaction of neutral evolutionary processes with climatically-driven adaptive changes in the 3D shape of the human os coxae.
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
The Pelvic Girdle
In the adult animal, three bones unite to form the pelvic girdle. There are 2 symmetrical hip bones (Ossa coxae) which meets… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Camptocormia: the bent spine syndrome, an update
Camptocormia, also referred to as bent spine syndrome (BSS) is defined as an abnormal flexion of the trunk, appearing in standing… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy in Guipúzcoa (Basque Country, Spain).
The concept of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) is changing rapidly due to the advances in molecular genetics. Recently… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Relaxin is not related to symptom‐giving pelvic girdle relaxation in pregnant women
Background The pregnancy associated hormone relaxin induces loosening of the pelvic ligaments in several species. This study was… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Versican is selectively expressed in embryonic tissues that act as barriers to neural crest cell migration and axon outgrowth.
Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans have been implicated in the regulation of cell migration and pattern formation in the… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Peanut agglutinin and chondroitin-6-sulfate are molecular markers for tissues that act as barriers to axon advance in the avian embryo.
Review
1991
Review
1991
The role of the hormone relaxin in human reproduction and pelvic girdle relaxation.
Relaxin is a polypeptide hormone produced in the human female by the corpus luteum of pregnancy and the decidua. In the male it… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
The perinotochordal mesenchyme acts as a barrier to axon advance in the chick embryo: Implications for a general mechanism of axonal guidance
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Morphological constraint on egg size: a challenge to optimal egg size theory?
Some freshwater turtles appear unable to produce eggs large enough to achieve the balance between size and number of eggs… 
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