Hand
"Hand" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The distal part of the arm beyond the wrist in humans and primates, that includes the palm, fingers, and thumb.
| Descriptor ID |
D006225
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.378.800.667
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hand" by people in Profiles.
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Wang W, Chan SS, Heldman DA, Moran DW. Motor cortical representation of hand translation and rotation during reaching. J Neurosci. 2010 Jan 20; 30(3):958-62.
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Chan SS, Moran DW. Computational model of a primate arm: from hand position to joint angles, joint torques and muscle forces. J Neural Eng. 2006 Dec; 3(4):327-37.
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Kuhn MJ, Shekar PC, Schuster J, Buckler RA, Couch SM. CT and MR findings in a patient with alien hand sign. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1990 Nov-Dec; 11(6):1162-3.