Morphology and physiology of masticatory muscle motor units

Critical Reviews in Oral Biology and Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 76-91

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Control; Heterogeneity; Masticatory muscle; Motor unit type

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

BIOMECHANICS; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; HUMAN; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATION; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0035029025     PISSN: 10454411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10454411010120010601     Document Type: Review

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