SPRINGER CRANIOFACIAL MUSCLES 2013 RETAIL EBOOK-kE

TITLE: CRANIOFACIAL MUSCLES: A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR

UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTOR SIDE OF CRANIOFACIAL

MUSCLE CONTROL

PUBLISHER: SPRINGER LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

LINK: http://is.gd/3Jg6hj RELEASE TYPE: RETAIL

FORMAT: PDF RELEASE DATE: 2014.04.14

ISBN: 9781461444664 STORE DATE: 2013

SAVED.MONEY: 125 EURO DISKCOUNT: 02 x 05MB

AUTHOR: MCLOON, LINDA K., ANDRADE, FRANCISCO (EDS.)



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Of the approximately 640 muscles in the human body, over 10% of

them are found in the craniofacial region. The craniofacial

muscles are involved in a number of crucial non-locomotor

activities, and are critical to the most basic functions of life

including vision, taste, chewing and food manipulation

swallowing, respiration, speech, as well as regulating facial

expression and controlling facial aperture patency. Despite their

importance, the biology of these small skeletal muscles is

relatively unexplored. Only recently have we begun to understand

their unique embryonic development and the genes that control it

and characteristic features that separate them from the skeletal

muscle stereotype

This book is the most comprehensive reference to date on

craniofacial muscle development, structure, function, and

disease. It details the state-of-the-art basic science of the

craniofacial muscles, and describes their unique response to

major neuromuscular conditions. Most importantly, the text

highlights how the craniofacial muscles are different from most

skeletal muscles, and why they have been viewed as a distinct

allotype. In addition, the text points to major gaps in our

knowledge about these very important skeletal muscles and

identified key gaps in our knowledge and areas primed for further

study and discovery