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Physiological characteristics of temporomandibular joint mechanosensitive neurons in the trigeminal ganglion of the rabbit

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Interface Oral Health Science 2007

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The response properties of mechanosensitive neurons innervating the temporomandibular joint (TMJ neurons) in the rabbit trigeminal ganglion were investigated. Three types of discharge patterns were found: a slowly adapting type (39%), a slowly adapting type with spontaneous discharges (59%), and a rapidly adapting type (2%).

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  1. Division of Aging and Geriatric Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan

    Yasuo Takafuji, Akito Tsuboi, Shintaro Itoh, Kazuki Nagata & Makoto Watanabe

  2. Division of Oral Physiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan

    Takayoshi Tabata & Haruhide Hayashi

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  1. School of Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate, 4-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan

    Makoto Watanabe DDS, Ph.D (Director) (Director)

  2. Division of Dental Biomaterials, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, 4-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan

    Osamu Okuno Ph.D

  3. Division of Advanced Prosthetic Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, 4-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan

    Keiichi Sasaki DDS, Ph.D

  4. Division of Oral Ecology and Biochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, 4-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan

    Nobuhiro Takahashi DDS, Ph.D

  5. Division of Craniofacial Function Engineering, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, 4-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan

    Osamu Suzuki Ph.D

  6. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, 4-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan

    Haruhiko Takada DDS, Ph.D

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Takafuji, Y. et al. (2007). Physiological characteristics of temporomandibular joint mechanosensitive neurons in the trigeminal ganglion of the rabbit. In: Watanabe, M., Okuno, O., Sasaki, K., Takahashi, N., Suzuki, O., Takada, H. (eds) Interface Oral Health Science 2007. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-76690-2_31

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