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. 2000 Mar 15;523(Pt 3):799–806. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.00799.x

Figure 4. Pattern of rib displacement after denervation of the parasternal intercostal muscles in dogs 1-4.

Figure 4

The continuous line in each panel corresponds to spontaneous inspiration, and the dashed line corresponds to mechanical ventilation. For a given cranial displacement, the outward displacement of the ribs in each animal was smaller during inspiration than during mechanical ventilation.