Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9416794 | Brain Research | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Intracellular Neurobiotin-injections were used to label functionally identified neurons in the rostro-dorsomedial part of the trigeminal oral nucleus (Vo.r) in the cat. The labeled Vo.r neurons with the mechanoreceptive field in oral tissues innervated bilaterally either jaw-opening motoneurons or jaw-closing motoneurons. This result suggests that Vo.r neurons play an important role in sensory-motor reflexes responsible for coordination of bilaterally symmetrical jaw movements.
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Authors
Atsushi Yoshida, Masaaki Yamamoto, Masayuki Moritani, Hideyuki Fukami, Yong-Chul Bae, Zheng Chang, Shinichi Sugiyo, Motohide Takemura, Kuk-Pil Park, Yoshio Shigenaga,