Extra- and intrafusal muscle fibre type compositions of the human masseter at young age. : In perspective of growth and functional maturation of the jaw-face motor system.
Muscles control body posture and movement by extrafusal and intrafusal (muscle spindle) fibres. The purpose of this thesis was to provide insight into the muscular basis for human jaw function at young age. Extrafusal and intrafusal fibres in the young masseter, and for comparison young biceps, were...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Klinisk oral fysiologi
2011
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-46667 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7459-285-6 |