Specifically looking for muscle masses, PCSA values, fiber lengths, etc. of muscles acting on the toes including the hallux. I am familiar with studies reporting on these properties in apes, but can't seem to find what I need in monkeys.
I am not entirely sure, but I think that people from Japan (e.g. Kyoto Primate Center, but not exclusively) may have published something on macaques (probably Endo or Hirasaki). Other works that might be relevant may be Howell and Strauss (1933) the muscular system of the rhesus monkey, Ayer's (1944) book on the myology of Semnopithecus, Hill's books on the anatomy of cercopithecoids (1960s), and Tuttle's work (1972) on the cheiridial muscles of catarrhines. But there should be more than that I guess... But these old references risk to be mainly qualitative and not quantitative. Good luck.
Dear Biren,
I've just started a collaboration with two zoos in France and the goal of the project is to dissect the limbs of different species of Cercopithecoid (colobus, theropithecus, semnopithecus, etc), as well as some Nomascus... I do agree that these data are missing, so if you want to discuss about that, don't hesitate to contact me by email. I already started the dissection of one hindlimb in a Theropithecus specimen and I planned a mission this summer to dissect other cercopithecoid species.
Hi, Biren,
Long time no see! Dio mentioned my name, but unfortunately I don't have data. Instead, I am attaching an old paper by Dr. Hidemi Ishida, in which he measured muscle mass of various primate species. The paper was written in Japanese, but Tables are prepared in English, so you can see the data, I believe. PCSA and fiber length are not included in the paper, unfortunately. I am not sure, but Dr. Motoharu Oishi at Azabu University (Japan) may have information. Good luck!
Thank you all for your responses.
Dionisios, I am definitely aware of the older literature but always good to check and see what I might have missed. Clearly there is not much out there with regards to PCSAs, etc for these intrinsic foot (and hand muscles). I wish more people were interested in non-hominoids for this type of data.
Eishi, nice to hear from you and it has been a long time. I hope one day to make it out to Japan, or maybe we can work on some projects together some day as we share mutual interests. Also, thank you for the reference. Yup, I can't read Japanese, but I can read and understand the tables. Much appreciated.
François, your plan to study these (and other) muscles in Old Wold monkeys sounds great. It's going to be a lot of work and I wish you success. I imagine the data you collect will be very useful (even to me). I'de love to share with you some ideas I have and some questions I'm pursuing regarding cortical bone structure in anthropoid hands and feet... it might be worthwhile looking at correlations with muscle anatomy (the latter which I don't have). I'll try and send you an email in early July to get your thoughts if you have the time.
Again, thank you all for taking the time to read my questions. Enjoy your summer.
- Biren
I would, first of all, look into W. Maier´s study on Theropithecus, 1971, Kramer-Verlag Frankfurt. I can find for you the exact citation.
Maybe you also can find some information in Preuschoft, 1961, 1965 on the musculature of the gorilla, under "variability"
Greetings
Holger Pr.
Dear Biren,
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Best,
Albert
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