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Rib Cage

Known as: Thoracic Cages, Ribcages, Cavea thoracis 
The bony thoracic enclosure consisting of the vertebral column; the RIBS; the STERNUM; and the COSTAL CARTILAGE.
National Institutes of Health

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Blood supply aspectsChest wall structureLeft side of rib cageMicrobiological

Narrower (15)

Bone structure of eighth ribBone structure of eleventh ribBone structure of first ribBone structure of rib

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thoracic bone

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Review
2010
Review
2010
Focused Ultrasound as a Local Therapy for Liver Cancer
Conventional surgical treatments of liver cancer are invasive (including minimally invasive) with a high incidence of new… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Nanopore-protein interactions dramatically alter stability and yield of the native state in restricted spaces.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The use of a segmented transducer for rib sparing in HIFU treatments.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Nickel pivalate complexes: structural variations and magnetic susceptibility and inelastic neutron scattering studies.
The synthesis and structural characterisation of three small nickel(II) cages are reported, all stabilised by pivalate ligands… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Changes in the contribution of the rib cage to tidal breathing during infancy.
As the shape, compliance, and deformability of the rib cage (RC) change during infancy, RC participation in quiet breathing may… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Assembly and packing of clathrin into coats
We present a model for the packing of clathrin molecules into the characteristic hexagons and pentagons covering coated pits and… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Statics of the respiratory system in newborn mammals.
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Thoracic-Pelvic-Phalangeal Dystrophy
The thoracic-pelvic-phalangeal dystrophy (TPPD) is a heritable condition with an autosomal recessive mode of genetic transmission… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
Possible errors using esophageal balloon in determination of pressure-volume characteristics of the lung and thoracic cage
The static pressure-volume curves of the lung, thoracic cage and total respiratory system were studied in the sitting, supine… 
Highly Cited
1946
Highly Cited
1946
Intrauterine respiration of the human fetus.
The human fetus in utero under normal environmental conditions is said to be in a state of apnea. Oxygenation of the blood is… 
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