EMG power spectrum and motor unit characteristics in the masseter muscle of the rabbit

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 950-956

  Turkawski, S J J ^a   Van Eijden, T M G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

EMG; Motor unit; Power spectrum; Rabbit masseter

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MASSETER MUSCLE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; TIME; TRANSDUCER;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MASSETER MUSCLE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RABBITS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0034439514     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00220345000790041001     Document Type: Article

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