Number and localization of the muscle spindles in the human fetal sternocleidomastoid muscle.
The muscle spindles were counted in 16 sternocleidomastoid muscles of human fetuses aged 12-18 weeks. The greatest number of muscle spindles were noted in the middle of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Radziemski
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Department of Anatomy, Academy of Medicine, Poznań.
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Jakubowicz
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D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009470:Muscle Spindles / Q000196:embryology*; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000196:embryology*