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Upper Extremity

Known as: Upper Limbs, Superior member, Extremity-upper 
The region of the upper limb in animals, extending from the deltoid region to the HAND, and including the ARM; AXILLA; and SHOULDER.
National Institutes of Health

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42 relations

Broader (2)

Adult human bodyLimb structure
AxillaBlood supply aspectsBody partBone structure of hamate

Narrower (6)

ElbowHandLeft upper extremityPectoral girdle structure

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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Age-related differences in calcium accumulation in human arteries.
To elucidate the accumulation of calcium in the human arteries, the calcium contents of the thoracic aorta, coronary, common… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Absence of recurrent axon collaterals in motoneurones to the extrinsic digit extensor muscles of the cat forelimb
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
The epidemiology of schoolboy rugby injuries.
During one 18-week season, in which players from 26 high schools played 3,350 rugby matches, 495 injuries prevented players from… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
The inhibitory feedback pathway from the forelimb to C3–C4 propriospinal neurones investigated with natural stimulation
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Cerebral potentials preceding voluntary toe, knee and hip movements and their vectors in human precentral gyrus
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Delayed hypersensitivity to topical corticosteroids.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Potentiation of acetazolamide induced ectrodactyly in SWV and C57BL/6J mice by cadmium sulfate.
CdSO4 and acetazolamide each induce postaxial ectrodactyly in rodents when administered at a critical time in forelimb… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Physiological demonstration of multiple representation in the forelimb region of the cat motor cortex
Earlier studies in primates have demonstrated a double representation of the distal forelimb in area 4. In this study… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Cadmium induced limb defects in mice: strain associated differences in sensitivity.
Cadmium (CdSO4) was given ip on day 9 at 12 or 24 mumol/kg to pregnant CD-1 (non-inbred) mice. Fetuses showed malformations of… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Limb development in the polydactylous talpid3 mutant of the fowl
The three groups of abnormal chick embryos known as talpids show a common pattern of remarkably widespread pleiotropic… 
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