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The contractility of knuckle pads. An in vitro study
L R Irwin1, I L Naylor, W Holms
1Bradford Royal Infirmary, UK.
Journal of Hand Surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland)
|February 1, 1997
Abstract:
Strips of tissue from knuckle pads contract in response to the myofibroblast stimulant mepyramine in a reversible, repeatable and dose-dependent manner. The significance of this finding is discussed.