Functional adaptability of jaw-muscle spindles after bite-raising

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 849-853

  Yabushita, T ^a,b   Zeredo, J L ^b   Fujita, K ^a,b   Toda, K ^b   Soma, K ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Masseter muscle; Muscle spindle; Occlusal vertical dimension; Rat

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748798172     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910608500914     Document Type: Article

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