Exteroceptive suppression of the jaw closing muscle electromyogram: Methodological issues applicable to all human reflex studies

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 951-953

  Türker, Kemal S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERROR; HUMAN; JAW MOVEMENT; JAW OPENING REFLEX; MOTONEURON; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BITE FORCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; JAW; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MOTOR NEURONS; REFLEX;

EID: 34047104072     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2007.01.019     Document Type: Editorial

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