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An Interesting Reproductive Strategy The sternal gland on H. louisrothi produces nitrogen compounds, pheromones and aphrodisiacs that lure in females.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The objective of Taylor’s study was to evaluate the radiologic findings, injury severity and clinical outcomes of patients who have sustained sternal fractures following motor vehicle collisions.
—The Courier-Journal, 22 Jan. 2024
After taking swabs from mandrill sternal glands, researchers genotyped each sample to determine the monkey's major histocompatibility complex (MHC)--a unique genetic signature related to the animal's immune system.
—Joseph Calamia, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2010
The sternal head also assists in shoulder adduction.
—David Otey, Men's Health, 6 Dec. 2022
Among the unusual anatomical traits of the new dinosaur: a small sternal plate.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2019
The coroner's office has officially ruled her death an accident as a result of inhalation and thermal injuries, with a secondary cause of a sternal fracture due to blunt trauma also listed.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2022
It is believed that 60-90% of all sternal fractures are caused by crashes, with the occurrence tripling with the use of seatbelts, likely due to deceleration forces, the NLM reported.
—Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022
Birds with a deep sternal keel fly more slowly, those with long sternums are associated with running birds.
—Emily Schwing, Scientific American, 11 Feb. 2022
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The objective of Taylor’s study was to evaluate the radiologic findings, injury severity and clinical outcomes of patients who have sustained sternal fractures following motor vehicle collisions.
—The Courier-Journal, 22 Jan. 2024
After taking swabs from mandrill sternal glands, researchers genotyped each sample to determine the monkey's major histocompatibility complex (MHC)--a unique genetic signature related to the animal's immune system.
—Joseph Calamia, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2010
The sternal head also assists in shoulder adduction.
—David Otey, Men's Health, 6 Dec. 2022
Among the unusual anatomical traits of the new dinosaur: a small sternal plate.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2019
The coroner's office has officially ruled her death an accident as a result of inhalation and thermal injuries, with a secondary cause of a sternal fracture due to blunt trauma also listed.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2022
It is believed that 60-90% of all sternal fractures are caused by crashes, with the occurrence tripling with the use of seatbelts, likely due to deceleration forces, the NLM reported.
—Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022
Birds with a deep sternal keel fly more slowly, those with long sternums are associated with running birds.
—Emily Schwing, Scientific American, 11 Feb. 2022
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“Sternal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sternal. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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