Muscle Spindle Composition and Distribution in Human Young Masseter and Biceps Brachii Muscles Reveal Early Growth and Maturation

Anatomical Record

Volumn 294, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 683-693

  Österlund, Catharina ^a   Liu, Jing Xia ^a   Thornell, Lars Eric ^a   Eriksson, Per Olof ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fiber types; Intrafusal fibers; Jaw muscle; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CELL COUNT; CELL POPULATION; CELL TYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAW MUSCLE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE GROWTH; MUSCLE SPINDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE SPINDLES; REFLEX;

EID: 79952725449     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.21347     Document Type: Article

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