THE JAW-JERK AND ITS AFFERENT PATH
- 31 March 1934
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content
- Vol. 108 (1), 50-54
- https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1934.108.1.50
Abstract
Electromyographic studies of the jaw-jerk in the decerebrate cat show the latent period to be 8.5[sigma]. The contraction time of the masseter muscle is 15 to 20[sigma]. Complete inhibition of the jaw-jerk is only obtained if the inhibitory stimulus precedes it by less than 16 to 18[sigma]. Partial inhibition is effective up to 115 to 120[sigma]. The afferent path for this reflex is through the Gasserian ganglion and the sensory root.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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