Receptors involved in the response of the masseter muscle to tooth contact in man

The sensitivity of muscle spindle afferents to small sinusoidal changes of length

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Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Physiology +15

II. Experiments in examination of the peripheral distribution the fibres of the posterior roots of some spinal nerves. -Part II

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Medicine, Anatomy, Physiology +17

The silent period in a muscle of the human hand

P A Merton · The Journal of Physiology · 1951 · 205 citations

Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Physiology +8

Occlusal interferences and mastication: An electromyographic study

P Schaerer, Richard E. Stallard, Helmut Zander · Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry · 1967 · 135 citations

Dentistry, Anatomy, Motor Control +12

Reflex jaw opening in response to stimulation of periodontal mechanoreceptors in the cat

A.G. Hannam, Bruce Matthews · Archives of Oral Biology · 1969 · 87 citations

Dentistry, Oral Biology, Periodontal Biology +11