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Trunk structure

Known as: Trunk, trunk (body region), trunk [body] 
The central part of the body to which the neck and limbs are attached.
National Institutes of Health

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AbdomenAnogenital regionAortaBack

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Adult human bodyAxial skeleton structureBody RegionsBody part
Back of trunkBlood supply aspectsBody properBody wall structure

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Synthesis of natural arm swing motion in human bipedal walking.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Evaluation of a new norepinephrine transporter PET ligand in baboons, both in brain and peripheral organs
Reboxetine is a specific norepinephrine transporter (NET) inhibitor and has been marketed in several countries as a racemic… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
A mathematical model of motion of the heart for use in generating source and attenuation maps for simulating emission imaging.
This manuscript documents the alteration of the heart model of the three-dimensional (3D) mathematical cardiac torso (MCAT… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Opposing actions of CSW and RasGAP modulate the strength of Torso RTK signaling in the Drosophila terminal pathway.
Review
1996
Review
1996
Attenuation compensation for cardiac single-photon emission computed tomographic imaging: Part 2. Attenuation compensation algorithms
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Dynamic models for sideways falls from standing height.
Despite our growing understanding of the importance of fall mechanics in the etiology of hip fracture, previous studies have… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Control of cell fate determination by p21ras/Ras1, an essential component of torso signaling in Drosophila.
Determination of cell fate at the posterior termini of the Drosophila embryo is specified by the activation of the torso (tor… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
The torso receptor protein-tyrosine kinase signaling pathway: An endless story
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Torso, a receptor tyrosine kinase required for embryonic pattern formation, shares substrates with the sevenless and EGF-R pathways in Drosophila.
The maternally expressed Drosophila gene torso (tor) is a receptor tyrosine kinase that, when activated, initiates a signal… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Intrathecal serotonin in mice: analgesia and inhibition of a spinal action of substance P.
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