Copies of author's previously published articles inserted. Bibliography: leaves 172-204. H-relexes are used to determine the reflex connections of muscle spindle afferents, the exitability of the motorneuron pool and the integrity of the reflex pathways. However, H-relexes are small and can be difficult to elicit in the masseter, limiting their use in the investigation of the masticatory system. This study investigated the recruitment of masseter motorneurons into the H-reflex, compared to the recruitment occuring during voluntary isometric biting, to determine the distribution of the effective muscle spindle input.

Copies of author's previously published articles inserted. / Bibliography: leaves 172-204. / xi, 211 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / H-relexes are used to determine the reflex connections of muscle spindle afferents, the exitability of the motorneuron pool and the integrity of the reflex pathways. However, H-relexes are small and can be difficult to elicit in the masseter, limiting their use in the investigation of the masticatory system. This study investigated the recruitment of masseter motorneurons into the H-reflex, compared to the recruitment occuring during voluntary isometric biting, to determine the distribution of the effective muscle spindle input. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Physiology, 1999

Copies of author's previously published articles inserted. / Bibliography: leaves 121-137. / ix, 138 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Investigates the pattern of reflexes evoked by stretch in a human jaw-closing muscle (masseter) at the level of the whole muscle and individual motor units. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Physiology, 1994

Typescript (Photocopy) / Copy of published paper co-authored by author, in back / Bibliography: leaves 209-228 / xiv, 232 leaves : ill ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, 1989