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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

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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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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Organometallic cages as vehicles for intracellular release of photosensitizers.
Water-soluble metalla-cages were used to deliver hydrophobic porphin molecules to cancer cells. After internalization, the… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
HIGHLIGHTED TOPIC Pulmonary Physiology and Pathophysiology in Obesity Physiology of obesity and effects on lung function
Salome CM, King GG, Berend N. Physiology of obesity and effects on lung function. J Appl Physiol 108: 206–211, 2010. First… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Hox patterning of the vertebrate rib cage
Unlike the rest of the axial skeleton, which develops solely from somitic mesoderm, patterning of the rib cage is complicated by… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Sternomastoid, rib cage, and expiratory muscle activity during weaning failure.
We hypothesized that patients who fail weaning from mechanical ventilation recruit their inspiratory rib cage muscles sooner than… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Stability Provided by the Sternum and Rib Cage In the Thoracic Spine
Study Design. Multidirectional flexibility tests were conducted on 10 human thoracic spines with intact rib cage. Objectives. To… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Activation of the human diaphragm during a repetitive postural task
The co‐ordination between respiratory and postural functions of the diaphragm was investigated during repetitive upper limb… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Goosecoid is not an essential component of the mouse gastrula organizer but is required for craniofacial and rib development.
Goosecoid (gsc) is an evolutionarily conserved homeobox gene expressed in the gastrula organizer region of a variety of… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
1986 Volvo Award in Biomechanics: Partitioning of the L4 - L5 Dynamic Moment into Disc, Ligamentous, and Muscular Components During Lifting
This work describes a dynamic model of the low back that incorporates extensive anatomical detail of a three-dimensional musculo… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Kinematics of the chest wall during speech production: volume displacements of the rib cage, abdomen, and lung.
The chest wall has been treated as a two-part kinematic system comprised of the rib cage and diaphragm-abdomen in parallel, and… 
Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
Movements of the thoracic cage and diaphragm in respiration *
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