Functional divergence of human genioglossus motor units with respiratory-related activity

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 906-910

  Tsuiki, S ^a   Ono, T ^a   Ishiwata, Y ^a   Kuroda, T ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genioglossus muscle; Human; Motor unit; Respiration; Tongue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; FORCED EXPIRATION; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATION; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE WAVE; TONGUE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; TONGUE;

EID: 0034109662     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15e16.x     Document Type: Article

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