Frequency of the musculus palmaris longus studied in vivo in some Amazon Indians

Bibliographic Data

ID8319405
AuthorsAngelo B M Machado (0009-0003-8793-7380, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Liberato J A Di Dio (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)
Year1967
Volume27
Issue1
Pages11-19
Publication date1967-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.1330270103
PMID6049815
OpenAlexW1972360864
LanguageEN
References cited14

The frequency of the Musclus palmaris longus was studied by observing its tendon in vivo in 379 Amazon Indians belonging to the following tribes: Tucano, Tariana, Tiriyo, Desana, Piratapuya, Macu and Arapaso. The muscle was not observed in 14 individuals (3.7% ± 1.0) either unilaterally or bilaterally and in 24 of 758 limbs (3.1% ± 0.6). No statistically significant difference was observed in the frequency of the muscle among the different tribes. Bilateral absence was significantly more frequent than the unilateral one; absence in females was more frequent than in males. The frequency of palmaris longus agenesis in Amazon Indians agrees with reported values for Negroids and Mongoloids and is considerably lower than that generally reported for the Caucasoids

Agenesis · Amazon rainforest · Biology · In vivo · Tendon · Anatomy · Demography · Ecology · Evolution and Paleontology Studies · Genetics · Indigenous Health and Education · Leprosy Research and Treatment

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