The role of the muscle spindles in human masseter

Human Movement Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4-5, 2001, Pages 489-497

  Scutter, Sheila D ^a   Türker, Kemal S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

H reflex; Masseter; Mastication; Muscle spindles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATION; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE SPINDLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

BITE FORCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATION; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE SPINDLES;

EID: 0035511296     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9457(01)00064-1     Document Type: Article

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