An involvement of trigeminal mesencephalic neurons in regulation of occlusal vertical dimension in the guinea pig

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 565-569

  Zhang, W ^a   Kobayashi, M ^a   Moritani, M ^a   Masuda, Y ^a   Dong, J ^a   Yagi, T ^a   Maeda, T ^a   Morimoto, T ^a,b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MATSUMOTO DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deafferentation; Muscle spindle; Periodontal receptor; Trigeminal mesencephalic nucleus; Vertical dimension

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DENERVATION; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; GUINEA PIG; INNERVATION; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MECHANORECEPTOR; MESENCEPHALON; MUSCLE SPINDLE; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; TOOTH OCCLUSION; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; DENERVATION; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MESENCEPHALON; MUSCLE SPINDLES; NEURONS, AFFERENT; OCCLUSAL SPLINTS; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEI; VERTICAL DIMENSION;

EID: 0038455977     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910308200715     Document Type: Article

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