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Intratendinous ossification in dinosaurs (including birds) is a wide spread phenomenon that has implications for physiology, posture, biomechanics, behavior, and systematics. Four separate studies were undertaken to elucidate ossified tendon biology in extinct dinosaurs and bird…

The aim of this project was to determine the role of contraction in skeletal muscle development. The role of the initial spontaneous contractions observed in zebrafish embryos from 17 to 24 hours post fertilisation was examined. Genetic and pharmacologic approaches were used to …