Functional properties and regional differences of human masseter motor units related to three-dimensional bite force

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 729-740

  Ogawa, T ^a   Kawata, T ^a   Tsuboi, A ^a   Hattori, Y ^a   Watanabe, M ^a   Sasaki, K ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bite force; Human; Masseter muscle; Motor unit; Stereotaxy

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTONEURON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; BITE FORCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MOTOR NEURONS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 33747893838     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2006.01617.x     Document Type: Article

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