Physiological properties of periodontal mechanosensitive neurones in the posteromedial ventral nucleus of rat thalamus

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 689-694

  Tabata, T ^a   Yamaki, A ^b   Takahashi, Y ^b   Hayashi, H ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mechanosensitive neurones; Periodontal ligament; Posteromedial ventral nucleus; Rat incisor tooth; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; INCISOR; LATENT PERIOD; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REACTION TIME; THALAMUS; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; INCISOR; MECHANORECEPTORS; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; RATS; REACTION TIME; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VENTRAL THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 0036746815     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9969(02)00030-4     Document Type: Article

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