title: Number and localization of the muscle spindles in the human fetal sternocleidomastoid muscle.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Academy of Medicine, Poznań.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Radziemski
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kedzia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jakubowicz
mesh_terms: D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009470:Muscle Spindles / Q000196:embryology*; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000196:embryology*