Low-threshold mechanoreceptive afferents in the human lingual nerve

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 737-748

  Trulsson, Mats ^a   Essick, Gregory K ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LINGUAL NERVE; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; TONGUE;

EID: 0031020807     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.2.737     Document Type: Article

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