ArticleJournal of anatomy2018
The human platysma contains numerous muscle spindles.
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- Quantity and Distribution of Muscle Spindles in Animal and Human Muscles.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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- Integration of proprioception in upper limb prostheses through non-invasive strategies: a review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Review
- Muscle spindles in the rhesus monkey platysma.Journal of anatomy · 2022Article
- Human Frontalis Muscle Innervation and Morphology.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2022Article
- Functional anatomy of the vagus system - Emphasis on the somato-visceral interface.Autonomic neuroscience : basic & clinical · 2021Article
- In the human, true myocutaneous junctions of skeletal muscle fibers are limited to the face.Journal of anatomy · 2021Article
- Evaluating Sexual Dimorphism of the Muscle Spindles and Intrafusal Muscle Fibers in the Medial Gastrocnemius of Male and Female Rats.Frontiers in neuroanatomy · 2021Article
- Characterization of afferent corpuscular sensors of the human palmaris brevis muscle.Journal of anatomy · 2020Article
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Abstract
The mimic muscles are usually described as containing no muscle spindles. In the present publication the human platysma was reinvestigated concerning its content of corpuscular sensors. Serial sections through the platysma of seven donors revealed numerous muscle spindles but no Pacini corpuscules. The muscle spindles were located in the cranial two-thirds of the platysma, and were evenly distributed with a tendency to have more spindles in the lateral part of the muscle. Immunohistochemical staining with S46 antibodies revealed a predominance of nuclear bag fibers. The results point to an extended function of the platysma as an afferent center of the lower face mimic muscles.
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