Dynamics of the human masticatory muscles during a jaw open-close movement

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 883-889

  Koolstra, J H ^a   Van Eijden, T M G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORCE MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; VELOCITY;

JAW MOVEMENT; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; SARCOMERE LENGTH;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; JAW MOVEMENT; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MODEL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE LENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMERE LENGTH; VELOCITY;

HUMANS; JAW; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SARCOMERES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031240078     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(97)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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