Blink reflex: Comparison of latency measurements in different human races

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 60, Issue 3 A, 2002, Pages 563-565

  Kimaid, Aulo Andre Teixeira ^a   Resende, Luiz Antonio Lima ^a   De Castro, Heloisa Amélia Lima ^b   Bérzin, Fausto ^b   Barreira, Amilton Antunes ^c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blink reflex; Races

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLINKING; BRAZIL; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FACIAL NERVE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLINKING; BRAZIL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACIAL NERVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 0346976327     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2002000400009     Document Type: Article

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