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ArticleJournal of anatomy2018

Functional myology of the thoracic limb in Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus): a descriptive and comparative analysis.

Paulo de Souza Junior, Lucas Mucci Richter Pereira Dos Santos, Wilson Viotto-Souza, Natan da Cruz de Carvalho, Erick Candiota Souza, Carlos Benhur Kasper, Marcelo Abidu-Figueiredo, André Luiz Quagliatto Santos

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Article in Journal of anatomy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Paulo de Souza JuniorLaboratory of Animal Anatomy, Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6488-6491
Lucas Mucci Richter Pereira Dos SantosLaboratory of Animal Anatomy, Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil.
Wilson Viotto-SouzaLaboratory of Animal Anatomy, Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil.
Natan da Cruz de CarvalhoLaboratory of Animal Anatomy, Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil.
Erick Candiota SouzaLaboratory of Animal Anatomy, Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil.
Carlos Benhur KasperBirds and Mammals Laboratory (LABIMAVE), Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA), São Gabriel, RS, Brazil.
Marcelo Abidu-FigueiredoDepartment of Animal and Human Anatomy, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Seropédica, RJ, Brazil.
André Luiz Quagliatto SantosLaboratory of Wild Animals Teaching and Research (LAPAS), Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Pampa · BRUniversidade da Região da Campanha · BRUniversidade Federal de Uberlândia · BRUniversidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The characteristics of the muscles of the thoracic limb were evaluated in 22 specimens of Lycalopex gymnocercus. Descriptive and comparative analyses showed similarity with other canids in terms of topography and tendon insertions. Differences with the domestic dog were observed in the pectoralis profundus, triceps brachii and interflexorii muscles. Intraspecific variations were observed in the rhomboideus capitis, serratus ventralis cervicis, extensor carpi radialis, extensor digiti I and II, lumbricales, flexor digiti I brevis, abductor digiti I brevis, and flexor digiti V muscles. The analyses of muscle architecture carried out in nine specimens showed that there was no difference in muscle percentage mass in the thoracic limb of males and females, but a young specimen showed significant lower percentage mass. The triceps brachii caput longus muscle showed the greatest mass, the subscapularis muscle showed the greatest physiological cross-sectional area value, and the extrinsic muscles, in general, presented the longest fascicles and higher architectural indexes. Muscle architecture data were compatible with those of a thoracic limb adapted to fast cursorial locomotion that prioritizes movements in a sagittal plane instead of rotation or adduction/abduction. There was a high association between functional percentage mass of the muscles in the thoracic limb and phylogeny in the Carnivora order. It may be inferred that carnivoran muscle mass is largely determined by phylogeny.

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AnimalsFemaleForelimbFoxesMaleMuscle, SkeletalPhylogenyAzara's foxforelimbmuscle architecturewild carnivorans

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PMID30318591
PMCPMC6231160
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