hindlimb

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Noun1.hindlimb - a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animalshindlimb - a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals
hind leg - the back limb of a quadruped
limb - one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
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These paradigms measured different sensory, motor, and autonomic abnormalities of relevance to Rett syndrome, including motor coordination and balance; gait abnormalities; hindlimb clasping, a model of the characteristic hand stereotypies in individuals with Rett syndrome; acoustic startle response; and, in older animals, visual acuity and breathing abnormalities.
Twelve linear morphometric traits were measured with a digital calliper to a resolution of one millimetre: 1: snout-vent length (SVL), from the tip of the snout to the rear margin of the cloaca; 2: head length, from the tip of the snout to the gular fold; 3: maximum head width; 4: head width between the eye orbits; 5: head width at the gular fold; 6: maximum head height; 7: interorbital distance, equivalent to the minimum distance between the eyes; 8: forelimb length from the point of insertion to the tip of the longest finger; 9: hindlimb length from the point of insertion to the tip of the longest toe; 10: axilla-to-groin length; 11: tail length; and 12: trunk length, calculated as SVL minus head length.
The lengths of the femur, tibia and metatarsus of the hindlimb of different animals described in the literature were analyzed.
In 2000, a 6-year-old male German wirehaired pointer dog was referred to WSU-VTH for a 4-week history of lameness, diffuse swelling of the right hindlimb, and a draining abscess near the right popliteal lymph node.
A blood sample is drawn from a vein in the forelimb, a hindlimb, or the jugular vein.
Morphometric observations of fetal body parts like head circumference, eye circumference, forelimb and hindlimb size and tail length demonstrated a significant (P<0.005) decrease with increasing dose concentrations in comparison with control group.
The following criteria were used to assess the successful establishment of the model: rats presented bilateral hindlimb twitching and tail flicking, followed by complete relaxation and mopping on the ground after awakening from anesthesia.
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