"Metacarpus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The region of the HAND between the WRIST and the FINGERS.
| Descriptor ID |
D008663
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.378.800.667.572
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Metacarpus" by people in Profiles.
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Odita JC, Okolo AA, Ukoli F. Normal values for metacarpal and phalangeal lengths in Nigerian children. Skeletal Radiol. 1991; 20(6):441-5.
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Garruto RM, Plato CC, Yanagihara R, Fox K, Dutt J, Gajdusek DC, Tobin J. Bone mass in Guamanian patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and parkinsonism-dementia. Am J Phys Anthropol. 1989 Sep; 80(1):107-13.
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Plato CC, Greulich WW, Garruto RM, Yanagihara R. Cortical bone loss and measurements of the second metacarpal bone: II. Hypodense bone in postwar Guamanian children. Am J Phys Anthropol. 1984 Jan; 63(1):57-63.
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Plato CC, Garruto RM, Yanagihara RT, Chen KM, Wood JL, Gajdusek DC, Norris AH. Cortical bone loss and measurements of the second metacarpal bone. I. Comparisons between adult Guamanian Chamorros and American Caucasians. Am J Phys Anthropol. 1982 Dec; 59(4):461-5.