 Muscle Tonus
"Muscle Tonus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The state of activity or tension of a muscle beyond that related to its physical properties, that is, its active resistance to stretch. In skeletal muscle, tonus is dependent upon efferent innervation. (Stedman, 25th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D009129
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G11.427.565
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| Concept/Terms |
Muscle Tonus- Muscle Tonus
- Tonus, Muscle
- Muscle Tightness
- Tightness, Muscle
- Muscular Tension
- Tension, Muscular
- Muscle Tension
- Tension, Muscle
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| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Muscle Tonus" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Rangarathnam B, Paramby T, McCullough GH, Pickett H, Tulunay-Ugur ?E, Zraick RI. A randomized controlled trial of the effects of flow phonation voice treatment for primary muscle tension dysphonia. J Commun Disord. 2023 Jan-Feb; 101:106290.
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Slavych BK, Zraick RI, Bursac Z, Tulunay-Ugur O, Hadden K. An Investigation of the Relationship between Adherence to Voice Therapy for Muscle Tension Dysphonia and Employment, Social Support, and Life Satisfaction. J Voice. 2021 May; 35(3):386-393.
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Dunn SM, Hilgers R, Das KC. Decreased EDHF-mediated relaxation is a major mechanism in endothelial dysfunction in resistance arteries in aged mice on prolonged high-fat sucrose diet. Physiol Rep. 2017 12; 5(23).
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