Symphyseal fusion and jaw-adductor muscle force: An EMG study

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 469-492

  Hylander, William L ^a,d   Ravosa, Matthew J ^b   Ross, Callum F ^c   Wall, Christine E ^a   Johnson, Kirk R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Jaw adductor muscle force; Mastication; Primates; Symphyseal fusion; Wishboning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BABOON; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; JAW MUSCLE; MACACA; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATION; MONKEY; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; AOTIDAE; BIOMECHANICS; BITE FORCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; GALAGO; MACACA; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PAPIO; PRIMATES;

EID: 0033880486     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-8644(200008)112:4<469::AID-AJPA5>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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