NU

MB

ER

FIBRE INTENSITY

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EXPERIMENTAL

CONTROL

DENSITOMETRIC ANALYSIS

AVERAG E INTEN SITY=231.2

CORONAL SECTIONS

PERIO DIC ACID-SCHIFF STAIN

GLYCOG EN DEPLETED CONTROL

MEDIAL LATERAL

VENTRAL

DORSAL

Tsuruyama et al., Fig. 1

LDIG POST

LDIG MID

LM ED PTERY

LSMA POST

LSMA AN T

HOR

VERT

Tsuruyama et al., Fig. 2

RDIG ANT

RDIG LAT

VERT

LDIG ANT

LDIG LAT

RDIG ANT

RDIG LAT

VERT

LDIG ANT

LDIG LAT

K74GE004

K74GE016

right left

open

close

right left

open

close

2m m

2mm

Tsuruyama et al., Fig. 3

A B C

APONEUROSIS

ENDPLATES

posterior

dorsalventral

posterior

dorsal

posterior

ventral

ENDPLATESPOSTERIOR

BRANCH

MIDDLEBRANCH

ANTERIORBRANCH

D

INSERTIONONTO

MANDIBLE

TENDON OFORIGIN FROM

OCCIPITAL BONEE

ENDPLATES

Tsuruyama et al., Fig. 4

A

B C

Tsuruyama et al., Fig. 5

B13

B6

B4

B2

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NU

MB

ER

NU

MB

ER

NU

MB

ER

NU

MB

ER

DARK LIG H T

EXPERIMENTAL

CONTRO L

FIBRE INTENSITY

CENTRAL REGIO N

B13

B6

B4

B2

ST IMU LAT IO N O F M ID DLE N ERV E BR ANC H

M L

P

A

V D

P

A

V E N T R O - M E D I A LV I E W

L A T E R A LV I E W

Tsuruyama et al., Fig. 6

AN TER IO RNERVE B RANC H

M IDD LENERVE B R AN C H

PO S TE R IO RN ER VE B RANCH

M

P

A

L V D

P

A

VENTRO-MEDIALVIE W

LATERALVIEW

M L

P

A

V D

P

A

VENTRO-M EDIALVIEW

LATERALVIEW

M L

P

A

V D

P

A

VENTRO-MEDIALVIEW

LATERALVIEW

Tsuruyama et al., Fig. 7