Postnatal sutural growth of the calvarium: a survey with special reference to the rabbit.
The postnatal development of the cranial vault is reviewed with special emphasis upon the rabbit in respect to longitudinal, volumetric, and kinematic growth. Also, the calvarial growth relative to long bone growth is discussed. The cranial vault suture is a multifunctional syndesmosis with variable structure and a rich variability of local behavior.
D000818:Animals; D001846:Bone Development; D003393:Cranial Sutures / Q000254:growth & development*; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000254:growth & development*; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000254:growth & development*; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000254:growth & development*; D011817:Rabbits / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012886:Skull / Q000254:growth & development*