Possible factors which may affect phase durations in the natural chewing rhythm

Brain Research

Volumn 706, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 237-242

  Yamada, Yoshiaki ^a   Yamamura, Kensuke ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; Chewing rhythm; Food texture; Freely moving rabbit; Head posture; Jaw movement; Masticatory EMG

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FOOD INTAKE; MALE; MASTICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0030060755     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01061-0     Document Type: Article

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