Non-invasive assessment of motor unit anatomy in jaw-elevator muscles

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 708-713

  Castroflorio, T ^a,b   Farina, D ^c   Bottin, A ^d   Debernardi, C ^a   Bracco, P ^a   Merletti, R ^d   Anastasi, G ^e   Bramanti, P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fibre length; Innervation zone; Linear electrode arrays; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; JAW; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; METHODOLOGY; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CELL;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAW; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE FIBERS;

EID: 25844471622     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2005.01490.x     Document Type: Article

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