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Structure of intercostal muscle

Known as: Musculus intercostalis, Respiratory Muscles, intercostals muscle 
Respiratory muscles that arise from the lower border of one rib and insert into the upper border of the adjoining rib, and contract during… 
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Intercostales intimiStructure of external intercostal muscleStructure of internal intercostal muscle

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Respiratory MusclesSkeletal muscle structure of thorax

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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Alterations in intercostal muscle morphology and biochemistry in patients with obstructive lung disease.
Twenty-two patients undergoing thoracotomy for the diagnosis or treatment of a suspected pulmonary neoplasm had separate biopsies… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Melanocortin-4 receptor messenger ribonucleic acid expression in rat cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, and integumentary systems.
We determined melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4-R) mRNA ontogeny in the rat using in situ hybridization and a rat MC4-R riboprobe and… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Comparison of Twitch Depression of the Adductor Pollicis and the Respiratory Muscles Pharmacodynamic Modeling without Plasma Concentrations
BackgroundAlthough the respiratory muscles (the diaphragm and the laryngeal adductors) recover from paralysis more rapidly than… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Effect of free radical scavengers on endotoxin-induced respiratory muscle dysfunction.
Recent studies have suggested that free radicals contribute to the diaphragmatic dysfunction observed in sepsis. However… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Development of histochemical and functional properties of baboon respiratory muscles.
We assessed morphological, histochemical, and physiological characteristics of respiratory muscles of a non-human primate, Papio… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
The effects of single afferent impulses on the probability of firing of external intercostal motoneurones in the cat
1. Recordings of afferent discharges from external intercostal muscle spindles were made from in‐continuity dorsal roots of… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
The effect of aminophylline on inspiratory muscle contractility.
The effects of aminophylline on diaphragmatic muscle contractility were studied in 8 dogs. The relationships of the… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC LOCALIZATION OF ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE AND NONSPECIFIC CHOLINESTERASE AT THE NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION BY THE GOLD-THIOCHOLINE AND GOLD-THIOLACETIC ACID METHODS
By means of the gold-thiocholine (AuThCh) and gold-thiolacetic acid (AuThAc) methods, it has been demonstrated electron… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Reaction of Human Lymphocytes in Culture to Components of the Medium
controller accomplishes the fine spatial resolution of activity. This resolution has also a small temporal component. Consider a… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Respiratory reflexes acting on the diaphragm and inspiratory intercostal muscle of the rabbit.
It is well established that the intercostal muscles contain muscle spindles which play a role in the muscular contractions of… 
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