Metazoans are composed of a finite number of recognisable cell types. Similar to the
relationship between species and ecosystems, knowledge of cell type diversity contributes …

Over the next twenty years the number of people over 60 years will exceed one billion.
Changes associated with ageing have an impact on food texture choices for healthy elders …

Reductions in muscle mass and strength are well known complications of advancing age. All
muscles of the body are affected, including those critical to chewing and swallowing. A …

A GGGGCC-repeat expansion in C9orf72 is the most common genetic cause of amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) among Caucasians. However …

The masticatory muscles achieve a broad range of different activities such as chewing,
sucking, swallowing, and speech. In order to accomplish these duties, masticatory muscles …

Jaw muscles are versatile entities that are able to adapt their anatomical characteristics,
such as size, cross-sectional area, and fibre properties, to altered functional demands. The …

The zebrafish embryo develops a series of anatomically distinct slow twitch muscle fibres
that characteristically express genes encoding lineage-specific isoforms of sarcomeric …

The masticatory system is a complex and highly organized group of structures, including
craniofacial bones (maxillae and mandible), muscles, teeth, joints, and neurovascular …

The dysphagia field is still in relative infancy with a sophisticated knowledge base amassed
since the early 1980's. The desire to identify aspiration and prevent life threatening …

This is the first of two articles on the fiber-type composition of the human jaw muscles. The
present article discusses the origin of fiber-type composition and its consequences. This …