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Tendon structure

Known as: TENDON, structure tendon, Tendo 
Tough, fibrous, cord-like tissue that connects muscle to bone or another structure, such as an eyeball. Tendons help the bone or structure to move.
National Institutes of Health

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Biceps tendon structureEndotenonProximal tendonStructure of tendon insertion
Blood supply aspectsCDISC SEND Biospecimens TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyFixation of tendon

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Connective TissueMuscleMusculoskeletal SystemSkeletal muscle structure

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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Comparison of force-velocity relationships of vastus lateralis muscle in isokinetic and in stretch-shortening cycle exercises.
AIM This study investigated the force-velocity characteristics of the vastus lateralis (VL) muscle fascicle and muscle-tendon… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Cross-pin femoral fixation: a new technique for hamstring anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction of the knee.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Ultrasonography gives directly but noninvasively elastic characteristic of human tendon in vivo
To obtain an insight into tendon elasticity during human movement, a real-time ultrasonography was applied to the contracting… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Effects of muscle shortening on the responses of cat tendon organs to unfused contractions.
1. The discharges from individual Golgi tendon organs of peroneus tertius and brevis muscles were recorded in anesthetized cats… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Inhibitory interactions between interneurones in reflex pathways from group Ia and group Ib afferents in the cat.
A hypothesis has been verified that laminae V‐VI interneurones which mediate non‐reciprocal inhibition of motoneurones from group… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
"Sensory partitioning" of cat medial gastrocnemius muscle by its muscle spindles and tendon organs.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Monosynaptic excitation of motoneurones from secondary endings of muscle spindles
SINCE Lloyd's original work on the myotatic unit more than 30 yr ago1, it has been assumed that the monosynaptic excitation of… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Cross-sectional area measurements for tendon specimens: a comparison of several methods.
Highly Cited
1951
Highly Cited
1951
The relative metabolic inertia of tendon collagen in the rat.
Adams, D. H. (1949). Biochim. Biophy8. Acta, 3, 1. Adams, D. H. & Whittaker, V. P. (1949a). Biochem. J. 44, 62. Adams, D. H… 
Highly Cited
1950
Highly Cited
1950
Flexor-tendon grafts in the fingers and thumb; an evaluation of end results.
A sutdy of the end results in a series of flexor-tendon grafts in the fingers and thumb, inserted because of damage to the… 
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