2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The understanding of the neural circuits in the brainstem involved in jaw movement using laser photolysis
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24791984
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Functional basic dentistry
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| Research Institution | Showa University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 顎運動 / 三叉神経運動核 / プレモーターニューロン / ケージド化合物 / パッチクランプ / 脳幹スライス標本 |
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| Research Abstract |
We revealed that the neural circuits involved in jaw movement differed between jaw-closing and jaw-opening muscles and changed with postnatal development, using the systematic laser photostimulation method. The outcomes of this study provide information of understandings of mechanisms that are responsible for development and maintenance of orofacial functions and physical-psychic activities. Furthermore, our basic data obtained from this study are important for development of treatments of masticatory disorders and rehabilitation of masticatory functions.
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