Jaw-opening reflex after CO2 laser stimulation of the perioral region in man

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 564-568

  Cruccu, G ^a   Romaniello, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human; Jaw opening reflex; Laser stimulation; Nociceptive afferents; Trigeminal nuclei

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNEURON; JAW OPENING REFLEX; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE STIMULATION; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; STIMULATION; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAW; LASERS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REFLEX;

EID: 0031983938     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210050312     Document Type: Article

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