Upper arm

Known as: Brachiums, Brachium, Regio brachialis 
The portion of the upper extremity between the shoulder and the elbow. For clinical purposes this term is also used to refer to the whole superior… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Risk of fracture in women with type 2 diabetes: the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study.
CONTEXT Some but not all studies have shown higher rates of fracture in individuals with type 2 diabetes. OBJECTIVE The… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Flow-mediated dilatation following wrist and upper arm occlusion in humans: the contribution of nitric oxide.
Flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) of the brachial artery assessed by high-resolution ultrasound is widely used to measure… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Comparison of transposed brachiobasilic fistulas to upper arm grafts and brachiocephalic fistulas.
BACKGROUND Renewed interest in transposed brachiobasilic fistulas has occurred since the release of the National Kidney… (More)
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2000
2000
Validity of bioelectrical impedance and ultrasonographic methods for estimating the muscle volume of the upper arm
The present study aimed to investigate the validity of bioelectrical impedance and ultrasonographic methods for predicting the… (More)
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1998
1998
Rejuvenation of the upper arm.
During the course of life, the upper arm demonstrates skin relaxation and fat deposits that become increasingly evident… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
A monosynaptic GABAergic input from the inferior colliculus to the medial geniculate body in rat.
The goal was to investigate possible monosynaptic GABAergic projections from the inferior colliculus (IC) to thalamocortical… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Laminar organization of frequency-defined local axons within and between the inferior colliculi of the guinea pig.
We present a comprehensive description of the local (intrinsic and commissural) connections in the central nucleus of the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Correspondence between climbing fibre input and motor output in eyeblink-related areas in cat cerebellar cortex.
The purpose of the present work was to identify sites in the cerebellar cortex which are likely to control eyeblink. This work… (More)
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Dendritic and axonal morphology of HRP-injected neurons in the inferior colliculus of the cat.
The dendritic and axonal morphology of neurons in the inferior colliculus of the cat was investigated after intracellular… (More)
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Somatosensory projection to the mesencephalon: an anatomical study in the monkey.
The terminal areas and cells of origin of the somatosensory projection to the mesencephalon in the monkey were investigated by… (More)
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