Functional heterogeneity in the superior head of the human lateral pterygoid

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 106-111

  Phanachet, I ^a,b   Whittle, T ^b   Wanigaratne, K ^b   Klineberg, I J ^b   Sessle, B J ^b,c   Murray, G M ^b  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer tomography; Functional heterogeneity; Jaw movement; Single motor unit

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTONEURON; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REFLEX RECRUITMENT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; PTERYGOID MUSCLES; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0037313025     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910308200206     Document Type: Article

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