Interstitial glutamate concentration is elevated in the masseter muscle of myofascial temporomandibular disorder patients

Journal of Oral and Facial Pain and Headache

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 350-360

  Castrillon, Eduardo E ^a   Ernberg, Malin ^b   Cairns, Brian E ^c   Wang, Kelun ^d,e   Sessle, Barry J ^f   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^d   Svensson, Peter ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Masseter muscle; Microdialysis; Orofacial pain; Temporomandibular disorders

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATION; METABOLISM; MICRODIALYSIS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BITE FORCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MICRODIALYSIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME;

EID: 79952270438     PISSN: 23330384     EISSN: 23330376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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