Encoding of amplitude and rate of tooth loads by human periodontal afferents from premolar and molar teeth

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1889-1897

  Johnsen, Skjalg E ^a   Trulsson, Mats ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; INFERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MOLAR TOOTH; NEUROGRAPHY; PERIODONTICS; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; BICUSPID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTICATION; MOLAR; NEURONS, AFFERENT; TOOTH;

EID: 15544383551     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00664.2004     Document Type: Article

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