Masticatory muscle architecture in a murine murid, Rattus rattus, and its functional significance

Mammal Study

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-42

  Satoh, Kazuhiko ^a   Iwaku, Fumihiko ^a  

^a ASAHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior part; Aponeurosis; Deep masseter; Maximum gape

Indexed keywords

MURIDAE; MURINAE; MUROIDEA; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 43449111803     PISSN: 13434152     EISSN: 13486160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3106/1348-6160(2008)33[35:MMAIAM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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