Contribution of occlusal activity to synaptogenesis in masticatory muscles

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 768-772

  Kota, Y ^a   Yamane, A ^a   Tomohiro, T ^a   Asada, Y ^a  

^a TSURUMI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Masticatory muscles; Microphthalmic mouse; Neuromuscular junction; Occlusal activity; Synaptogenesis

Indexed keywords

MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MITF PROTEIN, MOUSE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MICROPHTHALMIA; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; MUTATION; NECK MUSCLE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SYNAPSE; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; TOOTH ERUPTION; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DENTAL OCCLUSION; DIET; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MICROPHTHALMIA-ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MICROPHTHALMOS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUTATION; NECK MUSCLES; NEUROGENESIS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; ORGAN SIZE; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SYNAPSES; TEMPORAL MUSCLE; TOOTH ERUPTION;

EID: 70349313456     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034509341738     Document Type: Article

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