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Palmar and plantar pads and flexion creases of genetic polydactyly mice (Pdn).
Journal of morphology - 1 Jan 1999
Kimura S, Naruse I, Schaumann B A, Plato C C, Shimada M, Shiota K
Abstract excerpt
Attempts to gain a better understanding of the relationship between the epidermal ridge patterns (dermatoglyphics) and flexion creases on the volar aspects of human hands and feet and specific medical disorders led to a search for a suitable animal model, allowing studies of the fetal development of the pertinent structures. A common experimental animal, the rat (Rattus norvegicus), was found to be an excellent...
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