Sheet of internal skeletal muscle.
A sheet of muscle extending across the bottom of the ribcage, it separates the diafragma from the abdominal cavity and performs an important function in respiration.
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Examples for "diaphragm "
1 The diaphragm and the speaking tube were the great sources of error.
2 Purpose: To evaluate the relationship between liver tumor motion and diaphragm motion.
3 Find the esophagus where it penetrates the diaphragm and joins the stomach.
4 Autopsy.-Baseof left lung adherent to diaphragm and costal pleura; lung hardened.
5 We conclude that CMV had a detrimental effect on diaphragm contractile properties.
1 The mdx diaphragm muscle closely mimics the pathophysiological changes in DMD muscles.
2 Controlled mechanical ventilation induced a profound diaphragm muscle dysfunction and atrophy.
3 The time- and dose-dependent effects of acute high-dose corticosteroids on the diaphragm muscle are poorly defined.
4 Thus, pharmacological inhibition of the RyR1 in diaphragm muscle fibers is not sufficient to prevent MV-induced diaphragm atrophy.
5 The mdx diaphragm muscle most closely recapitulates key features of DMD muscles, including progressive fibrosis and considerable force loss.
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