Alterations in contractile properties of tongue muscles in old rats

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 799-803

  Ota, Fumikazu ^a,c   Connor, Nadine P ^a,b,d   Konopacki, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Deglutition disorder; Muscle contraction; Tongue

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FATIGUE; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TWITCH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SWALLOWING; TONGUE;

EID: 27144467409     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940511401010     Document Type: Article

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