Bite force measurement in awake rats

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 180-185

  Nies, Michael ^a   Ro, Jin Young ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Bite force; Masseter muscle; Motor systems and sensorimotor integration; Muscle; Rodent

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MASTICATION; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; TRAINING; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 1542299038     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresprot.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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