Sex differences in rabbit masseter muscle function

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 174, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 87-96

  English, Arthur W ^a   Widmer, Charles G ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Masseter; Motoneurons; Sexual dimorphism; Temporomandibular; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ISOPROTEIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; MYOSIN IIA; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BETA CHAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FORCE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TORQUE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATION; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; RABBITS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TESTOSTERONE; TORQUE;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0038314385     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070577     Document Type: Conference Paper

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