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Structure of calf of leg

Known as: Posterior leg region, leg calf, Calf of leg 
The posterior aspect of the lower extremity that extends from the knee to the foot.
National Institutes of Health

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LegStructure of subregion of lower limb

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Posterior part of left legPosterior part of right leg

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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Clinical, parasitological and serological studies on onchocerciasis in the Yemen Arab Republic.
Dermatological symptoms of onchocerciasis and microfilaria densities in the skin were studied in 108 infected persons in the… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
A simple planimetric method for determination of left ventricular mass and necrotic myocardial mass in postmortem hearts.
Boor, Paul J., and Reynolds, Edward S.: A simple planimetric method for determination of left ventricular mass and necrotic… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Interaction between serum factors and T lymphocytes in Hodgkin's disease. Use as a diagnostic test.
We studied the mechanism of defective binding of sheep erythrocytes to the surface of peripheral blood T lymphocytes (E-rosette… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Human pancreatic islets in culture: effects of supplementing the medium with homologous and heterologous serum.
Islets of Langerhans, isolated from the human fetal pancreas and cultured in media supplemented with serums from human umbilical… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
The occurrence of multiple activities in the high-molecular-weight DNA polymerase fraction of mammalian tissues. A preliminary study of some of their properties.
The high-molecular-weight DNA polymerase fraction of calf thymus, rat liver or rat spleen can be resolved into further activities… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Stability of cytoplasmic messenger RNA in HeLa cels.
The metabolic stability of pulse-labeled or long-term labeled messenger RNA (mRNA) from cytoplasmic free polysomes was measured… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Complications of catheter angiography. Study with oscillometry and "pullout" angiograms.
Thrombosis of the punctured vessel has been, in our experience, the most significant complication of catheter angiography. In a… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Peripheral blood flow in normal pregnancy.
During pregnancy the mean blood flow through the hands, measured under standard conditions with the subjects supine, rose… 
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
ENZYMES IN MUSCLES. II. HISTOCHEMICAL AND QUANTITATIVE STUDIES.
Introduction From the standpoint of the relative activity of a number of enzymes in individual muscle fibers, the histochemical… 
Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
Fetuin: the mucoprotein of fetal calf serum.