Variation of heads of Lateral Pterygoid Muscle and morphology of articular disc of human temporomandibular joint - Anatomical and histological analysis

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 560-571

  Fujita, S ^a   Iizuka, T ^a   Dauber, W ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Articular disc; Human TMJ; Lateral pterygoid muscle

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; EOSIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; HEMATOXYLIN; OXAZINE DERIVATIVE; PACEIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CAPILLARY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DISLOCATION; ELASTIC TISSUE; FASCIA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; JOINT CAPSULE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CELL; PATHOLOGY; SPHENOID; SYNOVIUM; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TENDON; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CAPILLARIES; COLLAGEN; COLORING AGENTS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DISLOCATIONS; ELASTIC TISSUE; EOSINE YELLOWISH-(YS); FASCIA; FLUORESCENT DYES; HEMATOXYLIN; HUMANS; JOINT CAPSULE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FIBERS; OXAZINES; PTERYGOID MUSCLES; SPHENOID BONE; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISK; TENDONS;

EID: 0035380836     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2842.2001.00691.x     Document Type: Article

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