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🌟 New issue out now! 🌟with the cover image showing Simomylodon uccasamamensis! 🦥 Quiñones' study reveals insights into the morphology & growth of this #Pliocene #sloth from Argentina's Puna Plateau. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14697580/2…

🦌 Back scattered electron imaging in SEM found winter rest lines forming in reindeer cementum when matrix deposition stops, but mineralization continues similarly to maturation in bone, with multiple tidemark lines akin to calcified articular cartilage🦌 doi.org/10.1111/joa.14…

This month, we see the release of Special issue on Anatomical Variations in Hearing and Sound Production in Amniotes. Our cover is from Racicot et al., ‘Variation in whale (Cetacea) inner ear anatomy reveals the early evolution of ‘specialized’ high frequency hearing sensitivity’

🦴 Ear region is a treasure trove for studying evolution! 🐐 The structure of the bony labyrinth shows that Eotragus species are stem Bovidae, while the newly discovered Pusillutragus montrealensis represents a more advanced form from Muséum de Toulouse Bastien Mennecart

Cochlear analysis of Kekenodon onamata, a late Oligocene stem whale, suggests they specialised in low-frequency hearing, a trait of raptorial feeding in fossil whales. Low-frequency hearing may be characteristic of raptorial macrophagous fossil cetaceans Josh Corrie Travis Park

👂For these articles, and to read further about the amazing anatomical adaptations exhibited in the ear and in sound production, follow the link here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14697580/2… 👂

Uterine contractions are key to menstruation & fertility. This study from @ABI_Bioeng shows micro-CT can quantify musculature in the non-pregnant rat uterus, offering insights into contractile activity & 3D virtual histology. doi.org/10.1111/joa.14…

My last paper may have left you wondering, “What about the #trabecularbone?” Well don't you worry, "Locomotor signals in the trabecular structure of the hominoid clavicle" is out in Journal of Anatomy! #OpenAccess 🦴💪 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jo… 🧵👇

Epidermal scale growth, allometry and function in non‐avian dinosaurs and extant reptiles - Enriquez - Journal of Anatomy - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jo…

The cover of volume 246, Issue 4 features this image from Szabó et al.,'s recent paper on chronic silencing of subsets of cortical layer 5 pyramidal neurons and their effect on parvalbumin interneurons and the perineuronal nets. It can be read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14697580/2…

Also this month, researchers Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN studied the role of CDK13 in heart development. With high-resolution imaging (HREM), they found a range of CHDs in developing mouse hearts at E15.5, giving new insights into how this gene impacts heart formation. 🧬💖

Also from RCSI TERG, RCSI we see how matrix proteins including laminin-1, fibronectin, and collagen-IV enhance neural cell growth & drive changes at both the whole-cell and nanoscale levels. These insights can help inform the design of biomaterial scaffolds! 🧠🔬

Skull morphology and histology indicate the presence of an unexpected buccal soft tissue structure in dinosaurs - Sharpe - Journal of Anatomy - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Another fantastic new release in Journal of Anatomy, wonderfully summarised by the author here:

New from Kine UChile - ultrasonography was used to examine sex-specific differences in rectus femoris muscle quality in children. The results showed distinct patterns in tissue composition, potentially reflecting intramuscular fat and connective tissue. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jo…

This month sees a Special Issue of Journal of Anatomy, with a specific focus on Biomedical Imaging in Comparative Anatomy. The cover image shows the wing muscles of the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus), from University of Liverpool EMB lab which is included in this issue