Fiber-type composition of the human jaw muscles - (Part 1) Origin and functional significance of fiber-type diversity

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 774-783

  Korfage, J A M ^a   Koolstra, J H ^a   Langenbach, G E J ^a   Van Eijden, T M G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fiber type; Jaw muscles; Myosin heavy chain

Indexed keywords

ISOPROTEIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX RECRUITMENT; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 27244454686     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910508400901     Document Type: Review

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