Copies of author's previously published articles inserted. / Bibliography: leaves 169-219. / 224 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Describes experiments to determine what factors affect the outcome of the reflex response of the jaw closing muscles to peridontal mechanoreceptive stimulus. The reflex responses of the human masseter were investigated by applying force using different stimulus profiles. It was shown that when the force profile had little or no fast component, the likelehood of eliciting an exitatory peridontal masseteric reflex increased. It is concluded that the shape of the stimulus profile, the location of the stimulating probe and the presence of preload are the main factors that determine the exitatory reflex response of the jaw closing muscles. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Physiology, 2000
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/260770 |
| Date | January 1999 |
| Creators | Yang, Jun |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
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